Rapid Python and Qt GUI Programming

The Best-Practice Insider's Guide to Rapid PyQt 4 GUI DevelopmentWhether you're creating GUI prototypes or fully functional cross-platform GUI applications with a native look and feel, PyQt 4 is the most efficient, easy, and powerful solution available. Mark Summerfield, a renowned Qt expert, has authored the definitive best-practice guide to PyQt 4 development. Rapid GUI Programming with Python and Qt equips you with the knowledge and skills to develop efficient GUI applications that can run on all major operating systems, including Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and various versions of Unix, using the same source code for all platforms. Summerfield methodically introduces every essential GUI development technique, covering everything from dialogs and windows to data handling, events, and printing, among other topics. Realistic examples throughout the book introduce a completely new PyQt 4-based programming approach and cover many new topics, including PyQt 4's rich text engine and advanced model/view and graphics/view programming. Each key concept is explained using realistic downloadable examples, all tested on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux with Python 2.5, Qt 4.2, and PyQt 4.2, as well as on Windows and Linux with Qt 4.3 and PyQt 4.3. Coverage includesPython basics for all PyQt developers, such as data types, data structures, control structures, classes, modules, and more.Core PyQt GUI programming techniques, including dialogs, main windows, and custom file formats.Using Qt Designer for designing user interfaces, and implementing and testing dialogs, events, the Clipboard, and drag-and-drop.Building custom widgets, including Widget Style Sheets, composite widgets, subclassing, and more.Utilizing Qt 4.2's new graphics/view architecture.Connecting to databases, executing SQL queries, and using form and table views.Advanced model/view programming, such as custom views, generic delegates, and more.Implementing online help, internationalizing applications, and using PyQt's networking and multithreading facilities.

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