A responsive graphical user interface (GUI) helps you interact with your application, improves user experience, and enhances the efficiency of your applications. With Python, you’ll have access to elaborate GUI frameworks that you can use to build interactive GUIs that stand apart from the rest.

This Learning Path begins by introducing you to Tkinter and PyQt, before guiding you through the application development process. As you expand your GUI by adding more widgets, you'll work with networks, databases, and graphical libraries that enhance its functionality. You'll also learn how to connect to external databases and network resources, test your code, and maximize performance using asynchronous programming. In later chapters, you'll understand how to use the cross-platform features of Tkinter and Qt5 to maintain compatibility across platforms. You’ll be able to mimic the platform-native look and feel, and build executables for deployment across popular computing platforms.

By the end of this Learning Path, you'll have the skills and confidence to design and build high-end GUI applications that can solve real-world problems.

• Visualize graphs in real time with Tkinter’s animation capabilities
• Use PostgreSQL authentication to ensure data security for your application
• Write unit tests to avoid regression when updating code
• Handle different signals generated on mouse clicks using QSpinBox and sliders
• Employ network concepts, internet browsing, and Google Maps in UI
• Use graphics rendering to implement animations in your GUI

• All of the code is organized into folders. Chapter17, Chapter19, Chapter20, Chapter21, Chapter22 does not contain code files.

For an optimal student experience, we recommend the following hardware configuration:

• Processor: Intel Core i5 or equivalent
• Memory: 8 GB RAM
• Storage: 40 GB available space

You'll also need the following software installed in advance:

• OS: Windows 7 SP1 64-bit, Windows 8.1 64-bit or Windows 10 64-bit
• Browser: Google Chrome, Latest Version
• Python 3.5.0
• PyQt5 version 5.6
• SQLite 3
• DB Browser for SQLite
• QPython
• Cython
• Kivy
• Oracle VM VirtualBox
• Kivy Buildozer VM
• XCode and libraries

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