---
name: "pyuic4"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "pyqt4-dev-tools"
version: "4.12.1+dfsg-2+b1"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pyuic4"
---

# pyuic4(1)

compile Qt4 user interfaces to Python code

## NAME

pyuic4 - compile Qt4 user interfaces to Python code

## SYNOPSIS

**pyuic4** \[*OPTION*\]... *FILE*

## DESCRIPTION

**pyuic4** takes a Qt4 user interface description file and compiles it to Python code. It can also show a preview of the user interface.

## OPTIONS

- **-h**, **--help**

  Show a summary of the options.

- **--version**

  Display the version number of pyuic4 of the version of Qt which PyQt4 was generated for.

- **-p**, **--preview**

  Show a preview of the UI instead of generating Python code.

- **-o**, **--output**=*FILE*

  Write the generated Python code to *FILE* instead of stdout.

- **-d**, **--debug**

  Show detailed debugging information about the UI generation process.

- **-x**, **--execute**

  Generate extra code to test and display the class when executed as a script.

- **-i**, **--indent**=*NUM*

  Set the indentation width to *NUM* spaces. A TAB character will be used if *NUM* is 0 (default: 4).

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written for Debian GNU/Linux by Torsten Marek \<shlomme@debian.org\>, but may freely be used by others.