[PyQt] Embedding Python in an exsting Qt application with PyQt?

[Shaheed Haque]

On 10 September 2017 at 20:50, oliver <oliver.schoenborn at gmail.com> wrote:
> You don't necessarily need pyqt for this, it depends on your specifics. You
> would embed the interpreter the usual way, and would have a "terminal"
> window (QTextEdit or such) that has a REPL to interface with the embedded
> interpreter. You would expose *emergent* C++ classes to the Python
> interpreter via SWIG or sip. You would only need PyQt if you actually wanted
> to expose *Qt* classes in this scripting window, so the user can create
> custom classes deriving from QWidget etc, but if you just want to allow the
> user to instantiate pre-defined *emergent* GUI classes you should not need
> PyQt. If you do need PyQt, then it is probably wise to use sip (instead of
> SWIG) to expose *emergent* C++ classes. I would guess you will have to use
> compilation and linking flags/settings compatible with those of the sip you
> installed, or if that is not possible, you will have to build sip, Qt, and
> emergent from source.

You are welcome to browse the Python plugin for KDE's Kate here:
https://cgit.kde.org/kate.git/tree/kate/plugins/pate?id=da30e63706b8ba6bd777ca381ce50a67e4c2a1aa.

>From memory, the trickiest part was the conversion between QString and
Python 2 unicode/Python 3 str. The multiple versions for various
incarnations needed for 3 were particularly fiddly, but I think the
final formulation was pretty complete...

>
> Sounds like a fun project, good luck!
>
>
> On Sun, 10 Sep 2017 at 14:16 Brian Mingus <reflection at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I am looking to extend the Qt5 application emergent
>> (https://grey.colorado.edu/emergent) with a Python interpreter. Would it be
>> possible to use PyQt for this, and to also use that interpreter to program
>> emergent's Qt UI?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Brian
>>
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