How to Install PySimpleGUI on Linux Mint

PySimpleGUI is a Python graphical user interface (GUI) framework that aims to make it simple to create GUI applications. In this tutorial, we will look at how to install PySimpleGUI on Linux Mint, a popular Linux distribution.

Step 1: Update your system

Before installing any new software on your system, it is always a good idea to ensure that your system is up to date. You can do this by running the following commands in the terminal:

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

Step 2: Install Python and pip

PySimpleGUI requires Python 3 to run. To install Python 3 on your Linux Mint system, run the following command in the terminal:

sudo apt install python3

You will also need to install pip, which is the package installer for Python. You can install pip by running the following command in the terminal:

sudo apt install python3-pip

Step 3: Install PySimpleGUI

To install PySimpleGUI, you can use pip. Run the following command in the terminal:

pip install PySimpleGUI

This command will download and install the PySimpleGUI package on your system.

Step 4: Verify the installation

To verify that PySimpleGUI has been installed correctly, you can create a simple GUI application using PySimpleGUI. Create a new Python script file, for example, simple_gui.py, and add the following code to it:

import PySimpleGUI as sg

sg.popup('Hello, PySimpleGUI!')

Save the file and run it in the terminal using the following command:

python3 simple_gui.py

If PySimpleGUI has been installed correctly, you should see a pop-up window displaying the message "Hello, PySimpleGUI!"

Step 5: (Optional) Install additional dependencies

Depending on the features you want to use in your PySimpleGUI application, you may need to install additional dependencies. For example, if you want to use the Qt backend, you can install the PyQt5 package by running the following command in the terminal:

pip install PyQt5

You can refer to the PySimpleGUI documentation for more information on the available backends and how to install them.

In conclusion, we have covered the steps to install PySimpleGUI on Linux Mint. You can now start developing GUI applications using this easy-to-use Python framework.