Reference Guide

• Introduction
  • License
  • PyQt6 Components
• Contributing to this Documentation
  • Repository Structure
  • Description Files
  • Contributing Patches
• Support for Old Versions of Python
• Installing PyQt6
  • Understanding the Correct Version to Install
  • Installing from Wheels
  • Building and Installing from Source
• Differences Between PyQt6 and PyQt5
• Support for Signals and Slots
  • Unbound and Bound Signals
  • Defining New Signals with pyqtSignal
  • Connecting, Disconnecting and Emitting Signals
  • Connecting Signals Using Keyword Arguments
  • The pyqtSlot Decorator
  • The PyQt_PyObject Signal Argument Type
  • Connecting Slots By Name
• Support for Qt Properties
  • Defining New Qt Properties
• Other Support for Dynamic Meta-objects
  • pyqtEnum
  • pyqtClassInfo
• Support for Qt Interfaces
• Support for QVariant
• Support for QSettings
• Integrating Python and QML
  • Registering Python Types
  • A Simple Example
  • Using QQmlListProperty
  • Using Attached Properties
  • Using Property Value Sources
  • Using QQmlParserStatus
  • Writing Python Plugins for qmlscene
• Support for Cooperative Multi-inheritance
• Things to be Aware Of
  • TLS Support
  • Crashes On Exit
  • Keyword Arguments
  • Garbage Collection
  • Multiple Inheritance
  • Access to Protected Member Functions
  • None and NULL
  • Support for void *
• Using Qt Designer
  • Using the Generated Code
  • pyuic6
  • Writing Qt Designer Plugins
• Support for Pickling
• Using PyQt6 from the Python Shell
• Internationalisation of PyQt6 Applications
  • pylupdate6
  • Differences Between PyQt6 and Qt
  • Support for Translator Comments
• DBus Support
  • QtDBus
  • dbus.mainloop.pyqt6
• The PyQt6 Extension API
  • C++ API