PyQt5
Python bindings for Qt framework for building desktop applications.
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How PyQt5 is used
PyQt5 is a dependency in 2 of the 6,208 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned, too few to describe it from them alone. Our scan also samples projects by dependency (Solana 2,661, Ethereum and EVM 1,496, 3D and games 2,818, agent frameworks and SDKs 10,983); counting those, it appears in 55 projects, and what it is used with below comes from all of them. The most used alternative in our scan is Textual (21 projects). Projects that use it most often also use Requests (81.8%), NumPy (74.5%), pandas (74.5%).
PyQt5 popularity over time
Gid Score 44: downloads 56, use in agent projects 42, GitHub stars n/a, downloads trend 48 (each 0-100). How it is calculated.
Often used with PyQt5
| Requests | 81.8% of PyQt5 projects · 12.0× more than average |
|---|---|
| NumPy | 74.5% of PyQt5 projects · 12.8× more than average |
| pandas | 74.5% of PyQt5 projects · 17.3× more than average |
| psutil | 74.5% of PyQt5 projects · 39.6× more than average |
| Pillow | 70.9% of PyQt5 projects · 18.5× more than average |
| Matplotlib | 69.1% of PyQt5 projects · 25.7× more than average |
| packaging | 69.1% of PyQt5 projects · 47.1× more than average |
| Jinja2 | 65.5% of PyQt5 projects · 30.1× more than average |
From all 55 projects in our scan that use PyQt5, including the dependency samples.
Install
| Package | pip install pyqt5 |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | Python (55) |
| Example projects | SleepySoft/IntelligenceIntegrationSystem, Luffy03/Large-Scale-Medical, microsoft/MOFDiff, Luffy03/FreeTumor, DawoodTouseef/J.AR.V.I.S. |
Alternatives to PyQt5
Tools that do the same job, so a project picks one or the other. Add-ons and libraries used alongside PyQt5 are not listed here; they are in "Often used with".
| Tool | Gid Score | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Textual pypi Framework for building modern terminal UIs in Python. |
66 | 21 (1.3%) | 13.8M | 37.5K | MIT |
| PySide6 pypi Python bindings for Qt framework enabling cross-platform desktop GUI applications. |
47 | 8 (0.5%) | 930K | — | LGPL-3.0-only OR GPL-2.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only |
| pywebview pypi · new in the catalog Desktop GUIs for Python apps with HTML, CSS and JavaScript. |
46 | 8 (0.5%) | 440K | 6,120 | BSD |
| PyQt6 pypi Python bindings for Qt framework enabling cross-platform desktop application development. |
42 | 3 (0.2%) | 366K | — | GPL-3.0-only |
| Flet pypi · new in the catalog Builds web, desktop and mobile apps in Python with Flutter UI. |
41 | 1 (0.1%) | 75.3K | 17.4K | Apache-2.0 |
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