If you get 'command not found' or something along those lines try googling on how to solve it for your operating system and pyqt version. On Linux the packages required are probably in your distro repositories, if you're on Ubuntu/Debian you can run: $ apt-get install python-qt4 pyqt4-dev-tools qt4-designerĪfter you're done installing requirements on your operating system open terminal/command prompt and make sure you can run pyuic4 command it should show: $ pyuic4Įrror: one input ui-file must be specified If you're looking for a more straightforward installation of the qt Qt Designer alone then check out this privately maintained builds page If you don't have anything installed you can get PyQt for Windows here:įor OS X you can download the PyQt via homebrew: $ brew install pyqtĪnd QtCreator (which contains Qt Designer) here: I'll be using PyQt4 with python 2.7.10 but there are no major differences between PyQt and PySide or python 3 versions of those, so if you already have PyQt5 or PySide installed there is no need to downgrade/switch. You need PyQt and Qt Designer installed, and of course python. The tutorial will guide you, step by step, towards creating a very simple app that lists all files in the selected directory. This tutorial is aimed at beginners just starting out with PyQt/PySide and Qt Designer, it will cover very basic usage of PyQt in combination with Qt Designer.