Rapid GUI Programming with Python and Qt
by Mark Summerfield
Prentice Hall Open Source Software Development
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The Insider’s Best-Practice Guide to Rapid PyQt 4 GUI Development Whether you’re building GUI prototypes or full-fledged cross-platform GUI applications with native look-and-feel, PyQt 4 is your fastest, easiest, most powerful solution. Qt expert Mark Summerfield has written the definitive best-practice guide to PyQt 4 development. With Rapid GUI Programming with Python and Qt you’ll learn how to build efficient GUI applications that run on all major operating systems, including show more Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and many versions of Unix, using the same source code for all of them. Summerfield systematically introduces every core GUI development technique: from dialogs and windows to data handling; from events to printing; and more. Through the book’s realistic examples you’ll discover a completely new PyQt 4-based programming approach, as well as coverage of many new topics, from PyQt 4’s rich text engine to advanced model/view and graphics/view programming. Every key concept is illuminated with realistic, downloadable examples—;all tested on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux with Python 2.5, Qt 4.2, and PyQt 4.2, and on Windows and Linux with Qt 4.3 and PyQt 4.3. Coverge includes Python basics for every PyQt developer: data types, data structures, control structures, classes, modules, and more Core PyQt GUI programming techniques: dialogs, main windows, and custom file formats Using Qt Designer to design user interfaces, and to implement and test dialogs, events, the Clipboard, and drag-and-drop Building custom widgets: Widget Style Sheets, composite widgets, subclassing, and more Making the most of Qt 4.2’s new graphics/view architecture Connecting to databases, executing SQL queries, and using form and table views Advanced model/view programming: custom views, generic delegates, and more Implementing online help, internationalizing applications, and using PyQt’s networking and multithreading facilities show lessTags
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It does what it claims to do. As is typical in these kind of books, the first section is a review of Python programing. I'm not a fan of that: if you want a book on Python programming, get one. But in this case the content is pretty good. I like the way the author offers practical advice on the use of Python features. Having this section makes the book stand-alone; you don't need to keep rooting in your copy of Python in a Nutshell.
The PyQT part is readable, reasonably accurate, and quite comprehensive. It covers all the topics needed for practical GUI applications in enough detail to get you where you need to go.
Summary: it is well above average for this class of book.
The PyQT part is readable, reasonably accurate, and quite comprehensive. It covers all the topics needed for practical GUI applications in enough detail to get you where you need to go.
Summary: it is well above average for this class of book.
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- 005.12 — Computer science, information & general works Computer science, knowledge & systems Artificial Intelligence/Virtual Reality Software development Software systems analysis and design
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- QA76.9 .U83 .S89 — Science Mathematics Mathematics Instruments and machines Calculating machines Electronic computers. Computer science
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