Install and Setup PyQt5 and Qt Designer [PyQt5 tutorial]

Tutorial to install and setup PyQt5 as well as use PyQt5 Designer for drag-and-drop GUI design. Learn how to launch and create your first GUI for Python programs and desktop applications.

In this tutorial, you will learn how to create your first Python Graphical User Interface. The first step you will perform is downloading and installing PyQt5. Then you will install PyQt5 tools and launch Qt designer. You will create and design your first GUI.

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[deepanjalideepanjali]

Hi I'm unable to find designer in the command prompt
Could ypu please help me with this

[fra]

3:09 Was installed here and not available in the Start Menu

[saphalpantha]

Now working . I got solution in comment section thanks to that guy

[angel_machariel]

OP forgot to add the last step: pip install PyQt5Designer

[RS-jpwg]

It was outstandingly useful. Thanks a lot

[_tauqeerahmad]

Bro, everything installed successfully but designer file didn't installed. Any help?

[seamkh]

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR SHARE KNOWLEGE, FROM CAMBODIA

[kiranthyagarajan]

i installed desinger but i am not getting any option open it

[guruprasadmuppana]

it was helpful to quick start. thank you

[MuhammadUsman-dtzu]

while installing "pip install pyqt5-tools" i am getting this error:
Preparing metadata (pyproject.toml) ... error
error: subprocess-exited-with-error

× Preparing metadata (pyproject.toml) did not run successfully.
│ exit code: 1
╰─> [26 lines of output]


note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip.
error: metadata-generation-failed

× Encountered error while generating package metadata.
╰─> See above for output.

note: This is an issue with the package mentioned above, not pip.
hint: See above for details.

[radheyrajput]

Even after installing tools the start menu is not showing the popup of PyQt deaigner

[krishnasahu]

thank you so much dear this video is very help full

[jiakai]

my path is different (i installed it in my project's venv)
for those who installed in venv and cant find designer, it might be worth checking this path:

[zoegiqr]

i am stuck my cmd doesn't recognize the syntx, but when i install it in pycharm terminal it works, but now i don't know how to open it

[sgimrik]

# for some it takes:
py -m pip install pyqt5
py -m pip install pyqt5-tools

# btw use ... to upgrade your pip version:
py -m pip install --upgrade pip

[godman]

Uhhhh, there’s no app call or command anywhere on my pc that says “designer” and half the pyqt stuff seems to not work

[alexanderbork]

Hi! Do you know how to fix an xcb error? Designer works correctly and transforms my design into code, but whenever I try to run the code it says "Could not load the Qt platform plugin "xcb" in "" even though it was found."

[billaking]

i get subprocess-excited-with-error while running install tools command

[programmerjustin]

I installed packets but I still cant find designer! Whats problem?

[larrymarek]

Very nice tutorial, but you gotta concentrate on not talking so fast.