Cookiecutter-PyQt5 is a Cookiecutter template that assists users in their creation of PyQt5 GUI applications. All projects created from this cookiecutter will default to the GPLv3 license. For more details regarding Riverbank's license please visit: https://www.riverbankcomputing.com/commercial/license-faq
- GUI application template
- Package creation with ready-made setup.py
- Continuous integration with pre-built .travis.yml for Travis CI
- Pre-assembled Pytest test suite with inclusion of pytest-qt and pytest-xvfb to enhance test experience
Prior to installing the PyQt5 cookiecutter, the cookiecutter package must be installed in the user's virtual environment. This is achieved via the following command:
$ pip install cookiecutter
With cookiecutter installed, the PyQt5 cookiecutter template can be installed with:
$ cookiecutter https://github.com/mandeep/cookiecutter-pyqt5.git
Once cookiecutter clones the template, the user will be asked a series of questions related to their project:
$ full_name [Mandeep]: Enter your full name. $ email [info@mandeep.xyz]: Enter your email address. $ github_username [mandeep]: Enter your github username. $ repo_name [cookiecutter-pyqt5]: Enter the name of your project's repository. $ package_name [cookiecutter-pyqt5]: Enter the name of your application's package. $ application_name [application]: Enter the name of your GUI application. $ application_title [Template]: Enter the title of your application. This name is also used as an entry point into the application. $ project_short_description [A PyQt5 GUI application]: Enter a short description about your project. $ version [0.0.1]: Enter the version number for your application. $ insert_toolbar [yes]: If you would like a tool bar on your application, press enter or type yes. $ insert_statusbar [yes]: If you would like a movable status bar on your application, press enter or type yes.
With the questions during installation answered, the user will have a fully functioning Python project in their current working directory. This package will contain a GUI application template in the package directory as well as a test suite in the package's tests folder. All the user needs to finish coding is the rest of their GUI application and related tests.
The Qt library creates applications native to the desktop environment of the user's operating system. Below is a screenshot of the template application opened on Linux Mint 18 Cinnamon.
