PyQt6
Python bindings for Qt framework enabling cross-platform desktop application development.
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How PyQt6 is used
PyQt6 is a dependency in 3 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 29 projects, and what it is used with below comes from all of them. The most used alternative in our scan is PySide6 (8 projects). Projects that use it most often also use NumPy (65.5%), python-dotenv (58.6%), Requests (58.6%).
PyQt6 popularity over time
Gid Score 42: downloads 54, use in agent projects 33, GitHub stars n/a, downloads trend 55 (each 0-100). How it is calculated.
Often used with PyQt6
| NumPy | 65.5% of PyQt6 projects · 11.2× more than average |
|---|---|
| python-dotenv | 58.6% of PyQt6 projects · 6.4× more than average |
| Requests | 58.6% of PyQt6 projects · 8.6× more than average |
| psutil | 55.2% of PyQt6 projects · 29.3× more than average |
| Pillow | 51.7% of PyQt6 projects · 13.5× more than average |
| FastAPI | 48.3% of PyQt6 projects · 6.4× more than average |
| Pydantic | 48.3% of PyQt6 projects · 5.6× more than average |
| pytest | 48.3% of PyQt6 projects · 11.8× more than average |
From all 29 projects in our scan that use PyQt6, including the dependency samples.
Install
| Package | pip install pyqt6 |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | Python (29) |
| Example projects | Tort1k558/Camouflow, vincenzo-afk/NOVA, tensology/decisionsai, deniskropp/t20, bdambrosio/Cognitive_workbench |
Alternatives to PyQt6
Tools that do the same job, so a project picks one or the other. Add-ons and libraries used alongside PyQt6 are not listed here; they are in "Often used with".
| Tool | Gid Score | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| PyQt5 pypi Python bindings for Qt framework for building desktop applications. |
44 | 2 (0.1%) | 439K | — | GPL v3 |
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