We show you how to create a graphical login program with PyQt. You will learn the basics of the popular GUI toolkit for Python.

Programming with Python: Create user interface via PyQt PyQt against Pyside and Tkinter Hello World with PyQt Create login window Add widgets Make the button clickable Conclusion Buttons, checkboxes, dropdown menus – what normal users love can turn into a nightmare for the developer to be. After all, he has to overload his well-functioning code with lines for graphical elements. That can be another source of error. Nevertheless: Normally a decent graphical user interface (GUI) is required so that every user can operate the respective program efficiently.

We will show you how to use a simple login window the GUI toolkit PyQt. The window consists of a note, two labels for password and user name, two input fields and a button. The user should enter his data for heise online and after clicking the button receive a response as to whether the login worked. There should also be a small menu that the user can use to exit the program.

PyQt against Pyside and Tkinter PyQt integrates the open source toolkit Qt in Python and is developed by Riverbank Computing Limited. Qt has been developed since 1991 and stands as a binding for many different Languages ​​available, e.g. for Ruby, Java or C #. For PyQt you will find extensive documentation on all elements on the internet.

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