Master PyQt5 part 8: Using Qt Resource files

Author Alan D Moore shows you how to deal with file paths in your applications using Qt Resources files and other tricks.
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[@drivebuss8079]

Thank you very much

[@freecode.ai-]

Is it possible to list what resources are available? I mean I know whats in the resource file but I want to know if I can see that list from inside the code. Like listing all the files in a directory..

[@rwbazillion]

In the playlist for PyQT prgogramming you are missing Part 7, it's in the Mastering PtQT playlist.

[@alandmoorecodes3585]

Thanks for letting me know, just got it fixed!

[@DA_CSF]

As always awesome explanation. Thanks for taking the time for creating such an informative video. Unfortunately if you are using the QT Designer to generate the UI (I am lazy), then one needs to create the linkages for Qpixmap and icons directly in the designer. Else as you have mentioned in your previous videos this inofrmation would be lost during reworks of the GUI Fortunately, the rc file can be created, edited and maintained in QT Designer. For normal elements (not buttons) the linkage can be made under Qlabel --> pixmap. For buttons, Maintittle etc. one has to select an icon (.ico file). This can generated online from png's with realtive ease. All this inofrmation ofcourse can be stored in the rc file which need to be compiled with pyside6-rcc (6 or higher as pyrcc5 is not supported)

[@jond532]

instead of using just images in resource file can i add other python files that i also need to access?

[@alandmoorecodes3585]

You can put any kind of file in a resource, but I would not recommend putting Python files in there. It would make more sense to use standard Python package/module structure for including Python. Also, just a caveat, currently PyQt6 does not include the resource system, as according to the developer Python already has resource systems and it's redundant. I'm not actually sure what he's referring to, but at the moment it doesn't look like this is a good tool to rely on for the future.

[@jond532]

@@alandmoorecodes3585 i see! that makes sense, thankyou!

[@za012345678998765432]

I used the designer and created a resource file through there, then when i convert the UI file it has a this line at the end "#import resources_rc" which throws an error. what do i do with it?

[@alandmoore4306]

A line that starts with a # is a comment, so that can't be throwing an error. What error are you getting?

[@za012345678998765432]

@@alandmoore4306 Whopps, sorry, i added the comment so it won't throw the error (i know it would get deleted the moment i update the file, it was temporary). the error is "ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'resources_rc'"

[@alandmoore4306]

​@@za012345678998765432 TBQH, I'm not a fan of using Designer, so I haven't dealt with using resource files in it. (I removed most of my comment after rereading your original comment; sorry, operating on less than a cup of coffee today). When you create a resource file, does it compile the resource file for you?

[@anonjohnnyG]

after i convert the qrc file to resource.py, i always get error no module named resource.

[@alandmoorecodes3585]

Make sure resource.py is in the same directory as your script, or put it in a module in your program. Just like importing any other file in Python.

[@anonjohnnyG]

@@alandmoorecodes3585 I managed to finally fix the error with the following code: THIS_DIR = dirname(__file__) CODE_DIR = abspath(join(THIS_DIR, '..', 'Documents')) sys.path.append(CODE_DIR)

[@NoobTanker523]

@@anonjohnnyG hello. i get the same error. Can you give me a lead to fix if you have a free time.

[@NoobTanker523]

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[@anonjohnnyG]

@@NoobTanker523 did you try adding the above code to the top of your main file. thats all i did and it fixed the error.