Building Qt Apps

Prerequisites

This skill extends myai's architecting-changes and engineering-principles. Load those first. using-my-skills and engineering-principles are assumed already loaded via myai bootstrap.

For the general architecture principles and engineering philosophy, see myai's architecting-changes and engineering-principles. This skill covers only Python-specific Qt patterns: PySide6 + qasync, Manager→Service→Wrapper layering, signals/slots, QML integration, XDG desktop portals, and Qt-specific testing with pytest-qt.

Qt apps use PySide6 with qasync for async integration. Architecture follows Manager → Service → Wrapper layering. Never block the event loop.

Why PySide6

• LGPL license (no additional restrictions)
• No extra system dependencies (ships with wheels)
• Same API as PyQt6, but freely redistributable