Question

I’m starting getting into PyQt. Therefore I would need some good tutorials. I searched a bit but didn’t find any good. Most tutorials only post “full” applications but don’t go into detail.

Can you advise me some?

Currently im programming in Notepad++. Are there better lightweight editors or simple IDEs for python in combination with PyQt?

Answer 1

You should probably ask two different questions here, one regarding the PyQt tutorial and one about a better editor. Also both could be more precise (PyQt version, editor expectations and so on)

However here’s where you could start:

PyQt4:

1. read about Qt at nokia.com and bookmark the documentation: https://doc.qt.io/archives/qt-4.8/gettingstartedqt.html
2. bookmark the PyQt documentation: http://pyqt.sourceforge.net/Docs/PyQt4/
3. think about getting this book: http://www.qtrac.eu/pyqtbook.html
4. do this tutorial: http://wiki.python.org/moin/JonathanGardnerPyQtTutorial
5. define a simple project you want to start with and do it with all the resources you have now

Editor:

1. think about getting this book: http://pragprog.com/the-pragmatic-programmer
2. install emacs, vim and eclipse+pydev
3. spend some time (>3h) for learning and trying those environments
4. decide what works best for you / or could work best for you (it takes a bit longer than 3h to get up to speed in emacs or vi)
5. improve your environment every day

I hope this helps to get you started. It is just a proposal,.. there are many ways to Rome…