Linking a qtDesigner .ui file to python/pyqt?

Question

So if I go into QtDesigner and build a UI, it'll be saved as a .ui file. How can I make this as a python file or use this in python?

Answer 1

You need to generate a python file from your ui file with the pyuic tool (site-packages\pyqt4\bin)

pyuic form1.ui > form1.py

with pyqt4

pyuic4.bat form1.ui > form1.py

Then you can import the form1 into your script.

Answer 2

You can convert your .ui files to an executable python file using the below command..

pyuic4 -x form1.ui > form1.py

Now you can straightaway execute the python file as

python3(whatever version) form1.py

You can import this file and you can use it.

Answer 3

another way to use .ui in your code is:

from PyQt4 import QtCore, QtGui, uic
class MyWidget(QtGui.QWidget)
    ...
    #somewhere in constructor:
    uic.loadUi('MyWidget.ui', self)

both approaches are good. Do not forget, that if you use QT recource files (extremely useful) for icons and so one, you must compile it too:

pyrcc4.exe -o ui/images_rc.py ui/images/images.qrc

Note, when uic compiles interface, it adds 'import images_rc' at the end of .py file, so you must compile recources into the file with this name (yekk...), or rename it in generated code (boo..). If you'd fugure out a workaround for it, tell me, plz :)