Eclipse external tool for Qt .ui to .py with pyuic

Question

I use PyDev in Eclipse with the Qt integration. With an external tool I can create python source in a .py from a qt .ui file. This is the external tool: http://permalink.gma

Answer 1

There is an easy solution to this problem that requires no scripting at all.

1. Install pathtools plugin either through Eclipse updates or via the Eclipse marketplace:

2. Setup an External Tools Configurations option in Eclipse as follows

In Main:

1. Name: pyuic_run. (or something similar)
2. Location: path to the python interpreter (or pyside-uic.exe if you use this)
3. Arguments: On the first line, put the path to pyuic.py (not needed if you use pyside-uic.exe as it will be above). Use double quotes around the path if it contains spaces. On the second line put "${resource_loc}" (this will set the name of the resource file)
4. In refresh: Enable "Refresh resources upon completion" (to see the final file)
5. In Build: Disable "Build before launch" #not necessary here
6. In Environment: No changes
7. In Common: Activate the "File" option and set the path to be: ${parent-path}/${name-sans-extension}.py

Note that ${parent-path} and ${name-sans-extension} are arguments made available through the pathtools plugin.

If you apply this and then run the configuration on a .ui resource file, you'll see a new .py file created.