Getting Started

1. Introduction to GUI Development in Python

• What is GUI Development? 🖥️
• Overview of Popular Python GUI Frameworks 📚
  • PyQt 🛠️
  • PySide 🛠️
• Choosing the Right Framework for Your Project ✅
• Setting Up Your Development Environment ⚙️
  • Python Installation 🐍
  • Installing GUI Frameworks 📥
  • IDE Recommendations (PyCharm, VSCode, etc.) 🛠️

2. Basics of GUI Programming

• Event-Driven Programming Explained 🔄
• Introduction to Widgets and Windows 🪟
• Understanding Layouts and Geometry Management 📏
• First "Hello, World!" GUI Program 🌟

3. Getting Started with PyQt

• Installing PyQt 📥
• PyQt Designer: Building GUIs with Drag-and-Drop 🖌️
• Signals and Slots: Event Handling in PyQt 📡
• Exploring Core PyQt Widgets 🧩
  • QPushButton, QLabel, QLineEdit, etc.
• Understanding the MainWindow and Application Lifecycle 🕒

4. PySide: The Qt for Python Alternative

• Installing PySide 📥
• Differences Between PySide and PyQt 🔄
• Creating Your First PySide Application 🌟
• Exploring PySide Widgets and Layouts 🧩

5. Advanced Features of PyQt and PySide

• Creating Custom Widgets 🧩
• Working with Graphics and Animations 🎥
• Using QThread for Multithreading in GUI Applications 🧵
• Integrating Databases with PyQt (QSql) 🗄️
• File Dialogs and File Handling in PyQt 📁
• Deploying PyQt Applications as Executables 📦

6. Styling and Theming

• Customizing GUI Appearance 🎨
• Introduction to QSS (Qt Style Sheets) 🖌️
• Using Themes in PyQt Applications 🎭
• Styling Tkinter Applications with ttk 🎨

7. GUI Application Packaging and Deployment

• Packaging Applications with PyInstaller 📦
• Creating Cross-Platform Executables 🌍
• Distributing Your GUI Application 📤
• Adding Update Mechanisms to Your App 🔄

8. Integrating Modern Features

• Using REST APIs in Your GUI Applications 🌐
• Real-Time Data Visualization with PyQtGraph 📊
• Adding Speech Recognition to Your App 🎤
• Integrating Machine Learning Models into GUI Apps 🤖

9. Real-World Projects

• Building a Simple To-Do List Application 📝
• Creating a File Explorer 📂
• Developing a Chat Application 💬
• Designing a Real-Time Data Dashboard 📊
• Building a Weather App with API Integration 🌦️

10. Advanced GUI Development

• Using MVC (Model-View-Controller) Design in GUI 🗂️
• Creating Plugins for Your Application 🛠️
• Asynchronous Programming in GUI Apps 🧵
• Performance Optimization in GUI Applications ⚡

11. Tips, Tricks, and Best Practices

• Avoiding Common Pitfalls in GUI Development 🚩
• Writing Maintainable GUI Code ✍️
• Designing User-Friendly Interfaces 🎨
• Enhancing Accessibility in GUI Applications ♿