// Copyright (C) 2020 The Qt Company Ltd. // SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GFDL-1.3-no-invariants-only /*! //! [running python] \section1 Running Python Projects You can execute Qt for Python applications directly from \QC. If you used the \l{Using Project Wizards}{new project wizard} to create the application project, the \c main.py file is automatically executed when you select the \uicontrol Run button. You can specify another file to execute in the \l{Specifying Run Settings for Python Projects}{run settings} of the project. //! [running python] //! [run settings python] \section1 Specifying Run Settings for Python Projects You can specify settings for running Qt for Python applications: \image qtcreator-python-run-settings.png \list \li In the \uicontrol Interpreter field, specify the path to the Python executable. \li Select the \uicontrol {Buffered output} check box to buffer the output. This improves output performance, but causes delays in output. \li In the \uicontrol Script field, you can see the path to the main file of the project that will be run. \li In the \uicontrol {Command line arguments} field, specify command line arguments to be passed to the executable. \endlist If you want to run some other Python file than \c main.py, create a custom executable run configuration: \image qtcreator-python-run-settings-custom-executable.png \list 1 \li Select \uicontrol Add > \uicontrol {Custom Executable}. \li In the \uicontrol Executable field, specify the path to the Python executable. \li In the \uicontrol {Command line arguments} field, select the Python file to run. \endlist //! [run settings python] */