PySimpleGUI Designer
How do I use PySimpleGUIDesigner WITH Qt Designer? Watch this video (by me): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN7gXwnNoBA
Install:
THIS PACKAGE Requirements
pip install PySimpleGUIDesigner PySide2 clickUsage
Use GUI(by default):
PySimpleGUIDesignerUse CLI:
PySimpleGUIDesigner -xml "~/folder1/test.ui" -ob "somegroupBox"Want to know parameters? Get help by:
PySimpleGUIDesigner --help
#
# Output:
#
Usage: main.py [OPTIONS]
Options:
-v, --verbose Verbose mode
-xml, --xmlfile PATH absolute or relative path to ui_file
-ob, --objname TEXT Object name of target container
-nobadwidgets Forget about not-implemented(bad) widgets.
Default - True
-ic, --indent_char TEXT Indent character. Default is " "
-ia, --indent_char_amount INTEGER
Indent amount
-o, --outputfile PATH Output file for PySimpleGUI code
-pp_mouse Option - generate buttons events
-pp_keys Option - generate all events
--help Show this message and exit.
I want to use source code directly (from this repo code)
Ok(I don't know you need this), but here are the steps.
Let's imagine you say "I don't want pip install, I want to donwload this repo and run code. How can I do this?"
Solution 1:
# removing (if installed) PySimpleGUIDesigner:
pip uninstall -y PySimpleGUIDesigner
mkdir psgdesigner
cd psgdesigner
git clone https://github.com/nngogol/PySimpleGUIDesigner
python3 -m PySimpleGUIDesigner
# NOTE for Windows users: replace "python3" with "python" OR "py"
# ALSO, output "help" by:
# $ python3 -m PySimpleGUIDesigner --helpSolution 2:
mkdir psgdesigner
cd psgdesigner
git clone https://github.com/nngogol/PySimpleGUIDesigner
cd PySimpleGUIDesigner
python3 -m main_for_devel.py
# for Windows users: replace "python3" with "python" OR "py"Examples (fun part)
Using as normal (easy):
python3 main.py --xmlfile="~/folder1/test.ui" --objname="somegroupBox"
# a bit shorter command:
python3 main.py -xml "~/folder1/test.ui" -ob "somegroupBox"hot-reloader trick For Unix-like OS
I like to use watch command.
This command will compile every 3 second and output to the screen:
watch -n 3 PySimpleGUIDesigner -xml "~/folder1/test.ui" -ob somegroupBoxalso, there is an entr command (install by apt install entr), which works even better. It makes you command, when file is changed:
This command will compile file ~/folder1/test.ui, when you change it(like you hit ctrl+s to save layout in .ui file):
echo "~/folder1/test.ui" | entr -p -s 'PySimpleGUIDesigner -xml "~/folder1/test.ui" -ob somegroupBox'If you are on Windows OS without bash, then PySimpleGUIDesigner has build-it hot-reloader! So, use it, if you need.
Redirect output
Use bash redirect (or -o option):
PySimpleGUIDesigner -xml untitled.ui -ob v1 > untitled.py
PySimpleGUIDesigner -xml untitled.ui -ob v1 -o untitled.pyMore Examples:
#=================== Basics:
### using relative path:
python3 main.py -xmlfile "untitled.ui" -objname="text1"
python3 main.py -xmlfile "examples_of_ui/untitled.ui" -objname="vv1"
### using absolute path:
python3 main.py -xmlfile "/tmp/examples_of_ui/untitled.ui" -objname="text1"
#=================== Indent:
# ia = indent amount, ic = indent char
# indent 1:
python3 main.py -xmlfile "untitled.ui" -objname="text1" -ic " "
python3 main.py -xmlfile "untitled.ui" -objname="text1" -ic " " -ia 1 # the same effect, as command above
# indent 2:
python3 main.py -xmlfile "untitled.ui" -objname="text1" -ic " " -ia 2
### add boilerplate to output file
python3 main.py -xmlfile "untitled.ui" -objname="text1" -pp_mouse -ic " " -ia 2
python3 main.py -xmlfile "untitled.ui" -objname="text1" -pp_keys
python3 main.py -xmlfile "untitled.ui" -objname="text1" -ic " " -ia 2 -pp_keysGogol, HELP me! I don't know what I'm doing!
Keep calm. I will try to help you.
Really do super easy thing - "Open Issue" in this repository: https://github.com/nngogol/PySimpleGUIDesigner/issues
Todo
- [done] xml -> py
- [interesting] psg code -> xml
- add some
picking templatesfor user - add some
boilerplate's in output generated code - unit tests,
pytest?
