PyQt5 - Comprehensive Python Bindings for Qt v5
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Qt is set of cross-platform C++ libraries that implement high-level APIs for
accessing many aspects of modern desktop and mobile systems.  These include
location and positioning services, multimedia, NFC and Bluetooth connectivity,
a Chromium based web browser, as well as traditional UI development.

PyQt5 is a comprehensive set of Python bindings for Qt v5.  It is implemented
as more than 35 extension modules and enables Python to be used as an
alternative application development language to C++ on all supported platforms
including iOS and Android.

PyQt5 may also be embedded in C++ based applications to allow users of those
applications to configure or enhance the functionality of those applications.


Author
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PyQt5 is copyright (c) Riverbank Computing Limited.  Its homepage is
https://www.riverbankcomputing.com/software/pyqt/.

Support may be obtained from the PyQt mailing list at
https://www.riverbankcomputing.com/mailman/listinfo/pyqt/.


License
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PyQt5 is released under the GPL v3 license and under a commercial license that
allows for the development of proprietary applications.


Documentation
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The documentation for the latest release can be found
`here <https://www.riverbankcomputing.com/static/Docs/PyQt5/>`__.


Installation
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The GPL version of PyQt5 can be installed from PyPI::

    pip install PyQt5

The wheels include a copy of the required parts of the LGPL version of Qt.

``pip`` will also build and install the bindings from the sdist package but
Qt's ``qmake`` tool must be on ``PATH``.

The ``sip-install`` tool will also install the bindings from the sdist package
but will allow you to configure many aspects of the installation.
