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PyQt
PyQt is a Python binding of the cross-platform GUI toolkit Qt, implemented as a Python plug-in. PyQt is free software developed by the British firm Riverbank Computing. It is available under similar terms to Qt versions older than 4.5; this means a variety of licenses including GNU General Public License (GPL) and commercial license, but not the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL). PyQt supports Microsoft Windows as well as various kinds of UNIX, including Linux and macOS. PyQt implements around 440 classes and over 6,000 functions and methods including: * a substantial set of GUI widgets * classes for accessing SQL databases (ODBC, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQLite) * QScintilla, Scintilla-based rich text editor widget * data aware widgets that are automatically populated from a database * an XML parser * SVG support * classes for embedding ActiveX controls on Windows (only in commercial version) To automatically generate these bindings, Phil Thompson developed the tool SIP, which is also used in other projects.
Article summary
PyQt is a Python binding of the cross-platform GUI toolkit Qt, implemented as a Python plug-in. PyQt is free software developed by the British firm Riverbank Computing. It is available under similar terms to Qt versions older than 4.5; this means a variety of licenses including GNU General Public License (GPL) and commercial license, but not the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL). PyQt supports Microsoft Windows as well as various kinds of UNIX, including Linux and macOS. PyQt implements around 440 classes and over 6,000 functions and methods including: * a substantial set of GUI widgets * classes for accessing SQL databases (ODBC, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQLite) * QScintilla, Scintilla-based rich text editor widget * data aware widgets that are automatically populated from a database * an XML parser * SVG support * classes for embedding ActiveX controls on Windows (only in commercial version) To automatically generate these bindings, Phil Thompson developed the tool SIP, which is also used in other projects.
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- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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