Importing PySimpleGUI Module and Building Your First App in PyCharm in 7 Minutes

PySimpleGUI is a simple yet powerful Python GUI module that allows you to quickly and easily create graphical user interfaces for your Python applications. In this tutorial, we will walk through how to import PySimpleGUI into PyCharm, a popular Python IDE, and build your first app in just 7 minutes.

Step 1: Install PySimpleGUI

Before you can import PySimpleGUI into your PyCharm project, you need to make sure you have it installed on your system. You can do this by running the following command in your terminal:

pip install PySimpleGUI

This will download and install the PySimpleGUI module on your system, making it available for use in your Python applications.

Step 2: Open PyCharm and create a new Python project

Once you have PySimpleGUI installed, open up PyCharm and create a new Python project. To do this, go to File > New Project and select "Python" as the project type. Give your project a name and click "Create" to create the project.

Step 3: Import PySimpleGUI into your project

Now that you have created a new project in PyCharm, you need to import the PySimpleGUI module into your project. To do this, simply add the following line of code at the top of your Python script:

import PySimpleGUI as sg

This line of code imports the PySimpleGUI module and aliases it as "sg" for easier use in your code.

Step 4: Build your first app with PySimpleGUI

Now that you have PySimpleGUI imported into your project, you can start building your first app. In this tutorial, we will build a simple "Hello, World!" message box using PySimpleGUI.

Add the following code to your Python script:

layout = [[sg.Text("Hello, World!")], [sg.Button("OK")]]
window = sg.Window("Hello, World App", layout)

while True:
    event, values = window.read()
    if event == sg.WIN_CLOSED or event == "OK":
        break

window.close()

This code creates a simple layout with a text message that says "Hello, World!" and a button labeled "OK". It then creates a new window with this layout and enters a loop that waits for user input. If the user closes the window or clicks the "OK" button, the loop will break and the window will be closed.

Step 5: Run your app

To run your app, simply click the "Run" button in PyCharm. This will execute your Python script and open up the PySimpleGUI window displaying the "Hello, World!" message box. You can click the "OK" button to close the window and end the app.

Congratulations! You have successfully imported the PySimpleGUI module into PyCharm and built your first app in just 7 minutes. With PySimpleGUI, you can now easily create custom GUIs for your Python applications without having to deal with complex GUI frameworks.