Python GUI Programming Cookbook

Over 90 recipes to help you develop widgets, forms, layouts, charts, and much more using the latest features of Python 3

Key Features

• Use object-oriented programming to develop impressive GUIs in Python
• Create interesting charts to visually represent data using Matplotlib
• Develop GUIs with the latest versions of Tkinter, PyQt5, and wxPython frameworks

Book Description

Python is a multi-domain, interpreted programming language that is easy to learn and implement. With its extensive support for frameworks for developing GUIs, you can build interactive and beautiful GUI-based applications seamlessly.

This third edition of the Python GUI Programming Cookbook follows a task-based approach to help you create effective GUIs with the smallest amount of code. Every recipe in this book builds upon the last to create a complete GUI application and solve common problems in GUI development. This Python cookbook mainly focuses on using Python’s built-in Tkinter GUI framework. You’ll learn how to create GUIs in Python using simple programming styles and object-oriented programming (OOP).

As you add more widgets and expand your GUI, you will learn how to connect to networks, databases, and graphical libraries that greatly enhance the functionality of your GUI. You’ll also learn how to use threading to ensure that your GUI doesn’t become unresponsive. Finally, you’ll learn about the versatile PyQt GUI framework, which comes with its own visual editor that allows you to design GUIs using drag and drop features.

By the end of the book, you’ll be an expert in designing Python GUIs and be able to develop a variety of GUI applications with ease.

What you will learn

• Create amazing GUIs with Python’s built-in Tkinter module
• Customize GUIs using layout managers to arrange GUI widgets
• Advance from the typical waterfall coding style to an OOP style using Python
• Develop beautiful charts using the free Matplotlib Python module
• Use threading in a networked environment to make GUIs responsive
• Discover ways to connect GUIs to a MySQL database
• Understand how to create unit tests and internationalize GUI
• Delve into the world of GUI creation using PyQt5

Who this book is for

If you’re a programmer or developer looking to enhance your Python skills by writing powerful GUI applications, this book is for you. Familiarity with the Python programming language is necessary to get the most out of the book.

About the Author

Burkhard Meier has more than 19 years of professional experience working in the software industry as a software tester and developer, specializing in software test automation development, execution, and analysis. He has a very strong background in Python 3 software test automation development, as well as in SQL relational database administration, the development of stored procedures, and debugging code.

His previous jobs include working as a senior test automation engineer and designer for InfoGenesis (now Agilysys), QAD, InTouch Health, and FLIR Systems.

Over the past three years, he has also developed several video courses on Python for Packt, the latest course being Mastering Object-Oriented Programming with Python.

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