termqt

termqt is the python implementation of a terminal emulator, based on Qt. It is designed to be embedded as a widget in other programs. It implements a subset of the functions described in VT100 User Guide and XTerm Control Sequence. While can't be considered as a fully functional terminal emulator like those most used by people, it can run IPython and perhaps more complicated applications.

Dependencies

• Python 3.5+ (to get PyQt5 running),
• PyQt5 /PyQt6 / PySide2 / PySide6.

Installation

pip install termqt

Get Started

termqt is divided into a Terminal widget that can be embedded in any Qt program, and a TerminalIO that is used to communicate with child processes like bash or ipython. One has to connect all callbacks inside Terminal and TerminalIO in order to get them running. One may also build his own TerminalIO backend instead of using the existing ones.

A quick minimalistic example can be found in start.py. It creates a Terminal and a TerminalExecIO that runs bash under Linux (and other POSIX-compatible environments) or cmd under Windows.

Issues / Feature Requests

If you spot a bug or want to propose a feature, please feel free to submit an issue. At this time, my time working on this project is not guaranteed, but I will try my best. Other volunteers are also welcomed to submit PRs. All your efforts are appreciated!