How to convert a .ui file to .py file How to convert a .ui file to .py file python python

How to convert a .ui file to .py file


The pyuic tool works in exactly the same way on all platforms:

C:\>pyuic4 -hUsage: pyuic4 [options] <ui-file>Options:  --version             show program's version number and exit  -h, --help            show this help message and exit  -p, --preview         show a preview of the UI instead of generating code  -o FILE, --output=FILE                        write generated code to FILE instead of stdout  -x, --execute         generate extra code to test and display the class  -d, --debug           show debug output  -i N, --indent=N      set indent width to N spaces, tab if N is 0 [default: 4]  -w, --pyqt3-wrapper   generate a PyQt v3 style wrapper  Code generation options:    --from-imports      generate imports relative to '.'    --resource-suffix=SUFFIX                        append SUFFIX to the basename of resource files                        [default: _rc]

I suspect the reason "it doesn't work" is that the .ui file you are trying to convert is not in the current directory. So you need to cd to that directory first:

    C:\>cd C:\path\to\my\ui\files

then run pyuic:

    C:\path\to\my\ui\files\>pyuic4 -o ui_form.py form.ui


To convert from .ui to .py in Windows

  1. Go to the directory where your ui file is.
  2. Press shift right-click your mouse.
  3. Click open command window here.
  4. This will open the cmd, check what is the directory of your(pyuic4.bat) file. Usually, it is in:C:\Python34\Lib\site-packages\PyQt4\pyuic4.bat.
  5. Write in the cmd:
    C:\Python34\Lib\site-packages\PyQt4\pyuic4.bat -x filename.ui -o filename.py (hit Enter)
    this will generate a new file .py for your .ui fileand in the same directory

Note:This command for Python 3.4 version and PyQt4 version.If you are using other versions you should change the numbers (e.g PyQt5)


In pyqt5 you can use:

  1. convert to none-executable python file :

    pyuic5 -o pyfilename.py design.ui

  2. convert to executable python file :

    pyuic5 -x -o pyfilename.py design.ui

and also for resource diles(qrc):

  1. convert qrc to python file :

    pyrcc5 -o pyfilename.py res.qrc

Note: that if you run the command in the wrong way,your ui file will be lost.So you have to make a copy of your files:)