Qt Designer required for PyQt?

[Kevin Walzer]

is it possible to write the GUI code for PyQt applications by hand or
is using the Qt Designer an essential part of the process? Coming from a
Tkinter background, with a little exposure to wxPython, I'm very
comfortable and productive writing GUI code by hand. I understand the
appeal of using the GUI builder to visualize how your GUI will look, but
it also can add a layer of complexity. Does anyone write complex PyQt
apps without using Designer?

 

[Yorgos Pagles]

Hi Kevin,
designer is not required for producing your UI, you can code it by
hand. The are examples in both the C++ distribution of Qt and PyQt on
how to do so but it is pretty straightforward, especially since you
have a background on other GUI toolkits.

My general approach is to create the "fancy" stuff my application
needs by hand and generate the trivial ones using the designer.

Regards,
Yorgos

 

[Phil Thompson]

is it possible to write the GUI code for PyQt applications by hand or
is using the Qt Designer an essential part of the process? Coming from a
Tkinter background, with a little exposure to wxPython, I'm very
comfortable and productive writing GUI code by hand. I understand the
appeal of using the GUI builder to visualize how your GUI will look, but
it also can add a layer of complexity. Does anyone write complex PyQt
apps without using Designer?

Do whatever fits your brain the best. Typically I would do both in an
application.

One particular advantage of the Designer approach is that you can sit down
with a user and quickly produce a working GUI that they are happy with.

Phil