Finding a Kit for Basic Tutorial
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I have an evaluation copy of QT Designer and Creator. I'm going through the basic tutorial for QT Creator: https://academy.qt.io/enrollments/235913955 I'm using the Wizard to create my first Project: HelloUser. I made it to the part where I need to select a kit but none show up and as I look at it I think I need to link to a C compiler(?) I'm on Windows 11 Pro, latest version. I want to use QT with Python. I'm clueless when it comes to C and C++. Below are 3 images:
- The point in the tutorial where I'm supposed to select a Kit
- What I see when I click on the "options" link in the first screen
- What I see when I click on "QT Versions" in the second screen. Any help so I can get through the tutorial before the evaluation time runs out would be greatly appreciated.
Michael DeBellis
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One other thing I forgot to mention: In the QT Versions screen there is a button to "Link with QT Installation" I tried that button and then restarted but that didn't help. Below is a screen capture of the current prompt I get when move the mouse over this option.
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Hi and welcome to devnet,
It seems you did not install any Qt version.
How exactly did you install Qt Creator ? -
@SGaist I used the install file that I thought was the one for Windows 11: qt-online-installer-windows-x64-4.8.1.exe When I go to the start menu and type QT I seen an option for QT Creator Enterprise Edition and when I select that here is what I see:
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It seems you somehow forgot to select a Qt version to install. Start the maintenance tool executable and select the latest Qt version for Windows.
If you don't have Visual Studio installed, then select the MinGW build and install the compiler as well still through the maintenance tool. -
@SGaist Thanks, I'll try that. I do have Visual Studio installed but I usually use PyCharm but I have found once in a while that it can be easier to use Visual Studio with other tools, because it is more popular I think the integration tends to be more straight forward. I'm sure there is a way to do it with PyCharm but this kind of stuff isn't my strong point so I prefer whatever is easier which is probably Visual Studio.
BTW, just one bit of feedback, this may be irrelevant to you anyway if you don't work for QT but IMO the evaluation period is way to short. If someone is a full time programmer then they can just devote most of their day to doing the evaluation and do a fair evaluation in 10 days but that's not me. I'm a senior person who also tries (with limited success) to stay hands on. But I'm advising clients, working on proposals, writing papers and also doing a GIS tutorial. Ten days just isn't enough time. I know that's not something you can control of course, just wanted to say it, thanks a lot for your help.
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@mdebellis said in Finding a Kit for Basic Tutorial:
But I'm advising clients, working on proposals, writing papers and also doing a GIS tutorial.
Why do you need a Qt license then?
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@mdebellis said in Finding a Kit for Basic Tutorial:
I want to use QT with Python.
In that case you should use PyQt (https://wiki.python.org/moin/PyQt) or PySide (https://wiki.qt.io/Qt_for_Python).
The online installer you used is for C++ development.
