forzenheart/PySide6-project-template

Project template to get started with PySide6 and QtQuick quickly without worrying about tooling

PySide6 + QtQuick Project Template

Project template to get started with PySide6 and QtQuick quickly without worrying about tooling

Features

• Compatible with Python 3.8+
• Internationalization including (LTR/RTL)
• Resources compiled ahead of time:
  • Everything in data, i18n, and qml will be compiled into a Python file
  • Final build only consists of Python files
• Testing preconfigured (Python + Qml)
• CI preconfigured
• Client side window decorations implemented
• Qt creator not required (use your favorite text editor)

Development Setup

First Steps

1. Set up the development environment for your OS (please look here for a guide)
2. Run make develop-build to compile resources
3. Run python main.py to start the app

Read Further

• Qt6: https://doc.qt.io/
• Python: https://www.python.org/
• PySide6: https://doc.qt.io/qtforpython/contents.html
• QML Coding Conventions: https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qml-codingconventions.html
• Python & Qml: https://doc.qt.io/qtforpython/PySide6/QtQml/index.html
• Scripting: https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/topics-scripting.html
• Importing JavaScript Resources in QML: https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qtqml-javascript-imports.html
• Qt, QtQuick & Python examples are located in venv/lib/<python-version>/site-packages/PySide6/examples after dev environment is set up completely

Dependencies

• PySide6 https://pypi.org/project/PySide6/

• PyTest https://pypi.org/project/pytest/

• App Icon: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Qt_logo_2016.svg

• Material Icons: https://fonts.google.com/icons?selected=Material+Icons

FAQ

• Only PySide6? Can I substitute PySide6 with PyQt6?

  No. Resources will be compiled ahead of time and PyQt6 dropped support for this.