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![Python Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/Python-3.x-yellow.svg)
![Python Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/PySimpleGUIQt_For_Python_3.x_Version-00.26431.0-orange.svg?longCache=true&style=for-the-badge)
![Python Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/PySimpleGUIQt_For_Python_3.x_Version-00.26.0-orange.svg?longCache=true&style=for-the-badge)
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"Qt without the ugly"
## The Alpha Release Version 0.231.0
## The Alpha Release
[Announcements of Latest Developments](https://github.com/MikeTheWatchGuy/PySimpleGUI/issues/142)
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You can use the exact same code that you are running on the older, tkinter, version of PySimpleGUI.
PySimpleGUIQt uses **PySide2** OR **PyQt5** for access to Qt. **PyQt5 has been having a number of problems recently however so tread lightly.**
## To minimize potential problems and broken features, if at all possible, use pyside2 instead of PyQt5.
## Porting your PySimpleGUI code to PySimpleGUIQt
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pip install --upgrade PySimpleGUIQt
On Linux systems you need to run pip3.
pip3 install --upgrade PySimpleGUIQt
pip3 install --upgrade --no-cache-dir PySimpleGUIQt
### Installing PySide2 for Python 3
It is recommended that you use PySide2, however, if that cannot be found, then PyQt5 will be attempted. To install either of these:
It is _highly_ recommended that you use PySide2. The code will attempt to use PyQt5 is pyside2 isn't found. PyQt5 is **not** recommended.
To install Pyside2:
```pip install PySide2```
**Nov 26th - There has been a number of problems found using PyQt5 recently. Unclear how if it can be supported after all.**
**Nov 26th - There has been a number of problems found using PyQt5 recently. Unclear how if it can be supported longer term**
A couple of specific examples:
- the Keep on Top feature does not work
- the no_titlebar feature does not work
## Testing your installation
Once you have installed, or copied the .py file to your app folder, you can test the installation using python. At the command prompt start up Python.
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# License
GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL 3) +
# Acknowledgments
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# Acknowledgments