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Is the combination of Python 3 and PyQt 4 recommended? Are there any alternatives?
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First use the installer from the qt-project website, from qt to install PyQt. Next you want to install a Python version 3.3 or newer. Check the box to add all of the PyQt5 extras. It's not necessary to compile everything from source, you can install all the required packages with the installer.
As we've discovered, there are no major differences between PyQt5 and PyQt6. The changes that are there can be easily worked around. If you are new to Python GUI programming with Qt you may find it easier to start with PyQt5 still, but for any new project I'd suggest starting with PyQt6.
Usage. PyQt is widely used for creating large-scale GUI-based programs. It gives programmers the freedom to create GUIs of their choice while also providing a lot of good pre-built designs. PyQT gives you widgets to create complex GUIs.
Worth mentioning that the vfx/animation industry is using PyQt and PySide for quite some time now [1]. Major third-party applications and libraries like Autodesk Maya, Pixar's Usd etc. make use of it.
I don't see why not, there is a version available for Python 3 which works normally, and the only alternative if you really need Qt would be PySide, which is far from being compatible with Python 3.
Other GUI alternatives would be wxPython (not in Python 3 yet AFAIK) and the "native" Tkinter (which is something else...).
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