lorairo-qt-widget

What problem does it solve?

This Skill addresses complex and error-prone GUI development, inconsistent widget communication, and difficulties integrating UI designs. It provides a structured, best-practice approach for building robust and maintainable PySide6 interfaces.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Direct Widget Communication: Simplifies inter-widget communication using type-safe Signal/Slot patterns, avoiding unnecessary intermediate layers.
• Qt Designer Integration: Seamlessly integrates UI files generated by Qt Designer, accelerating UI development and ensuring design consistency.
• Asynchronous Processing: Guides on integrating long-running tasks without freezing the UI, using Qt's efficient worker patterns.
• Use Case: When developing a new interactive panel for image tagging, this Skill ensures the UI is responsive, communicates efficiently with other components, and integrates smoothly with design tools, saving development time.

Quick Start

Example: Defining a type-safe Signal

from PySide6.QtWidgets import QWidget from PySide6.QtCore import Signal, Slot

class DataWidget(QWidget): data_changed = Signal(str) # Emits a string when data changes

def set_data(self, new_data: str) -> None:
    # ... update internal data ...
    self.data_changed.emit(new_data)

Example: Connecting widgets directly

class DisplayWidget(QWidget): @Slot(str) def _on_data_received(self, data: str) -> None: print(f"Received data: {data}")

data_source = DataWidget() data_display = DisplayWidget() data_source.data_changed.connect(data_display._on_data_received)