PyQt6 UI templates resource converter
Project description
pyqt6rc
Script to convert resource paths generated by QT6 designer.
PyQt6 does not provide pyrcc6 script to convert resources.
In current PyQt6 implementation, files created by pyuic6 scripts using Qt resources has wrong path.
This script is converting .ui files into .py files and using importlib to fix resource path.
There are three major solutions to this problem, all covered by this package:
- Native python3.7+ solution using importlib [Use pyqt6rc].
- Use of importlib_resources, for compatibility with Python3.6+ [Use pyqt6rc with -c option]
- Adding resource search path using QtCore.QDir.addSearchPath() and modifying generated prefixes [Use pyqt6sp]
In version 4.0, parameter -p, --package was removed. Pyqt6rc now determines package name automatically by crawling parent folders and looking for __init__.py file.
Conversion
Generated template using pyuic6:
icon = QtGui.QIcon()
icon.addPixmap(QtGui.QPixmap(":/icons/icon1.png"), QtGui.QIcon.Mode.Normal, QtGui.QIcon.State.Off)
Generated template using pyqt6rc:
from importlib.resources import path
icon = QtGui.QIcon()
with path("myPackage.resources.icons", "icon1.png") as f_path:
icon.addPixmap(QtGui.QPixmap(str(f_path)), QtGui.QIcon.Mode.Normal, QtGui.QIcon.State.Off)
Generated template using pyqt6rc (-c, --compatible):
from importlib_resources import path
icon = QtGui.QIcon()
with path("myPackage.resources.icons", "icon1.png") as f_path:
icon.addPixmap(QtGui.QPixmap(str(f_path)), QtGui.QIcon.Mode.Normal, QtGui.QIcon.State.Off)
Generated template using pyqt6sp:
import os
from os.path import dirname, normpath
from PyQt6.QtCore import QDir
prefix_resources = [('icons', '../resources/')]
for prefix, resource in prefix_resources:
sp = QDir.searchPaths(prefix)
QDir.setSearchPaths(prefix, set(sp + [normpath(os.path.join(dirname(__file__), resource))]))
icon = QtGui.QIcon()
icon.addPixmap(QtGui.QPixmap("icons:icon1.png"), QtGui.QIcon.Mode.Normal, QtGui.QIcon.State.Off)
Usage examples
Package structure example
myPackage
│ __init__.py
│
└───resources
| | __init__.py
│ │ image1.png
│ │ image2.png
│ │ resources.qrc
| | ...
| |
| └───icons
│ │ __init__.py
│ │ icon1.png
│ │ icon2.png
│ │ ...
│
└───templates
│ template1.ui
│ template2.ui
Convert all .ui files located in templates directory
pyqt6rc /myPackage/templates
Convert template1.ui
pyqt6rc /myPackage/templates/template1.ui
Convert template1.ui and save it in /tmp directory
pyqt6rc /myPackage/templates/template1.ui -o /tmp
Convert all .ui files located in templates directory using importlib_resources
pyqt6rc /myPackage/templates -c
Convert all .ui files located in templates directory using setSearchPaths method
pyqt6sp /myPackage/templates
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