PySide6DOM v0.4.8

Bring the simplicity of the Web DOM to Python PySide6 Desktop Applications.

Installation

pip install pyside6dom

Upgrade:

pip install --upgrade pyside6dom

PySide6DOM Tutorials:

Tutorials

PySide6DOM bridges the gap between web development and systems programming. It wraps the raw power of the PySide6 (C++/Qt) rendering engine inside the familiar, intuitive Document Object Model (DOM) paradigm used by JavaScript and HTML.

If you know how to build a web page using createElement (ce), getElementById (ge), and append (ba), you already know how to build high-performance, standalone Python desktop applications.

Notice how it looks very similar to JavaScript DOM scripting!

# styling_text.py

from pyside6dom import *

init_window('Our App', 700, 600)

ourTitle = ce('text')
ourTitle.textContent = 'Hi Everyone'
ourTitle.style.fontFamily = 'Arial'
ourTitle.style.fontSize = '70px'
ourTitle.style.fontWeight = 'bold'
ourTitle.style.color = 'rgb(255, 255, 255)'
ba(ourTitle)

run_app()

🌟 Why Use PySide6DOM?

• Zero HTML Parsing: This is not a web view or a browser wrapper. It generates native C++/Qt desktop widgets using Python, ensuring maximum performance.
• Familiar Syntax: Uses lightweight helper functions modeled directly after the web DOM (ce() for create element, ge() for get element, ba() for body append).
• Rapid Prototyping: Build user interfaces in seconds without getting bogged down in complex object-oriented boilerplate.
• Educational Bridge: The perfect stepping stone for web developers transitioning into local hardware control, computer vision, and systems engineering.

🚀 The Code: Web Logic meets Python Power

Look how clean and intuitive building a native desktop app becomes. No complex classes, no confusing layout managers - just straightforward DOM logic.

# input_upper.py

from pyside6dom import *

init_window('Our App', 700, 600)

our_greeting = ce('text')
our_greeting.textContent = 'Hi Everyone'
our_greeting.style.fontFamily = 'Arial'
our_greeting.style.fontSize = '70px'
our_greeting.style.fontWeight = 'bold'
our_greeting.style.color = 'rgb(255, 255, 255)'
ba(our_greeting)

word_input = ce('input')
word_input.placeholder = 'Enter Name'
def handle_input():
    ge('output_txt').textContent = word_input.value.upper()
word_input.oninput = handle_input
ba(word_input)

output_txt = ce('text')
output_txt.id = 'output_txt'
output_txt.textContent = 'Output'
ba(output_txt)

run_app()

📖 API Reference

Core Engine Functions

• init_window(title, width, height): Initializes the main window and layout.
• run_app(): Starts the Qt application event loop.
• ce(tag): (document.createElement) Creates a native widget wrapped as a DOMElement.
• ge(id): (document.getElementById) Retrieves a previously created element by its .id.
• ba(child, parent=None): (appendChild) Appends an element to the main window or a parent container.
• set_theme(css) or set_global_style(css): Applies a universal CSS stylesheet to the entire application.
• setInterval(callback, ms): Repeatedly runs a callback at the specified millisecond interval.
• cl(*args) or console.log(*args): Logs output to the console, mirroring web debugging.

Supported Tags & Widget Bindings

• text / p / h1 / span: Text labels.
  • Properties: .textContent, .innerHTML
• button: Standard push button.
  • Properties: .textContent, .onclick
• input: Single-line text input field.
  • Properties: .value, .placeholder, .oninput
• textarea: Multi-line text edit area.
  • Properties: .value, .placeholder, .oninput
• slider: Numeric range slider.
  • Properties: .value, .oninput
• checkbox: Toggle checkbox.
  • Properties: .checked, .textContent, .oninput
• select / dropdown: Dropdown selection menu.
  • Properties: .options (list), .value (selected text), .oninput
• img: Image display element with Aspect Ratio
  • Properties: .src (file path)
• video: Video display element with Aspect Ratio
• div: Standard container widget for grouping elements.
• scroll_div: Scrollable container area for overflow content.
• CSS keywords: div, text, button, scroll_div, select, option,

Universal Properties & Methods

All elements support the following properties:

• .id: Unique string identifier for retrieval with ge(id).
• .style("css_string"): Inline CSS styling targeting the specific element.

We can type:
element.style.color = 'rgb(0, 255, 255)'

🎨 CSS Styling & Tag Mapping

The engine translates standard HTML tags into PySide6 widgets behind the scenes. This allows you to write clean, web-style CSS for your desktop applications.

(Note: If you are already a PySide6 veteran, standard Qt class names like QPushButton will still work perfectly!)

Layout & Containers

• body ➔ QMainWindow (and central widget)
• div ➔ QWidget
• scroll_div ➔ QScrollArea

Text & Media

• text, h1, p, span, img ➔ QLabel

Interactive Controls

• button ➔ QPushButton
• input ➔ QLineEdit
• textarea ➔ QPlainTextEdit
• checkbox ➔ QCheckBox
• slider ➔ QSlider
• select (or dropdown) ➔ QComboBox
• select option ➔ QComboBox QAbstractItemView (The dropdown list items)

CSS Properties

• font-color ➔ color

pyside6dom Created by Christopher Andrew Topalian

College of Scripting Music & Science

Disclaimer: This is an independent open-source educational project. "PySide" and "Qt" are registered trademarks of The Qt Company. This project is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by The Qt Company.

Easy Example:

# easy_example_with_set_theme.py

from pyside6dom import *

set_theme("""
    body {
        background-color: rgb(30, 30, 30);
    }
    button {
        background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);
        color: cyan;
        /* we write 1px before solid */
        border: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255);
        border-radius: 5px;
    }
    button:hover {
        background-color: #555;
        border-color: rgb(0, 255, 255);
    }
    button:pressed {
        font-weight: bold;
    }
    input {
        border: 1px solid white;
    }
""")

init_window("Our App", 600, 400)

welcomeMessage = ce('text')
welcomeMessage.textContent = 'Welcome'
ba(welcomeMessage)

sayHiBtn = ce('button')
sayHiBtn.textContent = 'Hi'
def handle_click():
    welcomeMessage.textContent = 'Hi'
sayHiBtn.onclick = handle_click
ba(sayHiBtn)

sayHowdyBtn = ce('button')
sayHowdyBtn.textContent = 'Howdy'
def handle_click():
    welcomeMessage.textContent = 'Howdy'
sayHowdyBtn.onclick = handle_click
ba(sayHowdyBtn)

sayThisBtn = ce('button')
sayThisBtn.textContent = 'Custom'
def handle_click(message):
    welcomeMessage.textContent = message
sayThisBtn.onclick = lambda: handle_click('Hey Now')
ba(sayThisBtn)

run_app()

COMMON COMMANDS:

Install:

pip install pyside6dom

Upgrade:

pip install --upgrade pyside6dom

GitHub: https://github.com/ChristopherAndrewTopalian/pyside6dom

PyPi: https://pypi.org/project/pyside6dom/

PyPi_Stats: https://pypistats.org/packages/pyside6dom

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