pyqt@5 ☆

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Description:
Python bindings for v5 of Qt

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: gui qt bindings python desktop

Install: brew install pyqt@5

About:
PyQt5 is a comprehensive set of Python bindings for the Qt v5 application framework. It enables developers to build cross-platform desktop applications with native user interfaces using Python. This package provides the bindings necessary to access nearly all Qt modules, including GUI, multimedia, networking, and web engines.

Key Features:

Comprehensive bindings for all Qt5 modules
Cross-platform support (Linux, macOS, Windows)
Integration with Python's native threading and signal/slot mechanisms
Includes Qt Designer for UI creation and pyuic5 for code generation

Use Cases:

Developing feature-rich desktop applications with native look and feel
Creating scientific and data visualization tools
Building complex GUIs for internal tools and utilities

Alternatives:

PySide6 – The official Qt for Python bindings (LGPL license) vs. PyQt's GPL/Commercial license.
Tkinter – Python's standard library GUI toolkit; simpler but less feature-rich and modern than Qt.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 30, 2025 8:25pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	74760c29
Sep 16, 2025 6:06pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	591c276b