# pyqt/examples

Learn to create a desktop app with Python and Qt

Repository: https://github.com/pyqt/examples
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pyqt-examples
Language: Python
License Family: other
Topics: pyqt5, pyqt5-tutorial, pyqt5-examples, pyside2, qt, qt5, pyqt, python, python3, gui
Last push: 2025-01-07T06:29:45+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3611, "days_push": 603, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2569, forks 589 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:01.311410+00:00)

## What it is
A collection of runnable PyQt/PySide example programs teaching how to build desktop apps with Python and Qt. It covers widgets, layouts, signals and slots, Qt Designer, QML, threading, model/view, and packaging.

## Use cases
- learn to build a desktop app with python and qt
- pyqt5 hello world example
- how to use signals and slots in pyqt
- qt designer with python example
- package pyqt app as exe
- pyqt threading example
- qtreeview and qlistview examples in python

## When to choose
- you are learning PyQt5/PySide2 or Qt GUI development in Python
- you want small runnable examples to copy from on Windows, Mac, or Linux
- you need reference snippets for widgets, layouts, model/view, or packaging

## When to avoid
- you need a production GUI framework or library rather than tutorial code
- you are building web, mobile, or non-Python Qt applications
- you need a maintained, licensed dependency - the repo has no license

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: gui, developer-tools
- domain: desktop-applications, tutorials, cross-platform
- platform: python, cross-platform, windows
- tags: pyqt5, pyside2, qt5, gui-examples, desktop-gui, qml, qt-designer, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- pyqt/examples (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:01.311410+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:23:20.827913+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/pyqt/examples (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:01.311410+00:00, sha 34d4215ec5f0)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.