Initializing PyQT User Interface for a Password Manager
The application implements four core functions:
- Create credential records (service name, username, password, URL)
- Modify existing entreis
- Delete records
- Backup data via email export
Datta persistence uses SQLite database storage.
Implementation
import sys
from PyQt5.QtWidgets import (
QApplication, QMainWindow, QTableWidget, QAbstractItemView,
QAction, QToolBar
)
from PyQt5.QtGui import QIcon
from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt
class CredentialVault(QMainWindow):
def __init__(self):
super().__init__()
self.setup_toolbar()
self.initialize_database()
self.configure_table_view()
self.setGeometry(300, 300, 650, 300)
self.setWindowTitle('Credential Vault')
self.setWindowIcon(QIcon(':/icons/app_icon.png'))
def setup_toolbar(self):
# Action definitions
create_act = QAction(QIcon(':/icons/add.png'), 'Add Entry (Ctrl+N)', self)
edit_act = QAction(QIcon(':/icons/edit.png'), 'Edit Entry (Ctrl+E)', self)
delete_act = QAction(QIcon(':/icons/delete.png'), 'Remove Entry', self)
export_act = QAction(QIcon(':/icons/export.png'), 'Export Data (Ctrl+B)', self)
# Keyboard shortcuts
create_act.setShortcut('Ctrl+N')
edit_act.setShortcut('Ctrl+E')
delete_act.setShortcut('Del')
export_act.setShortcut('Ctrl+B')
# Event connections
create_act.triggered.connect(self.add_record)
edit_act.triggered.connect(self.modify_record)
delete_act.triggered.connect(self.remove_record)
export_act.triggered.connect(self.export_data)
# Toolbar organization
tb_add = self.addToolBar('Create')
tb_edit = self.addToolBar('Modify')
tb_remove = self.addToolBar('Delete')
tb_export = self.addToolBar('Backup')
tb_add.addAction(create_act)
tb_edit.addAction(edit_act)
tb_remove.addAction(delete_act)
tb_export.addAction(export_act)
def initialize_database(self):
pass # Database connection stub
def configure_table_view(self):
self.data_table = QTableWidget()
self.setCentralWidget(self.data_table)
self.data_table.setColumnCount(4)
self.data_table.setRowCount(0)
col_widths = [100, 150, 200, 200]
for col_idx, width in enumerate(col_widths):
self.data_table.setColumnWidth(col_idx, width)
headers = ['Service', 'Username', 'Password', 'URL']
self.data_table.setHorizontalHeaderLabels(headers)
self.data_table.setEditTriggers(QAbstractItemView.NoEditTriggers)
self.data_table.setSelectionBehavior(QAbstractItemView.SelectRows)
# Handler stubs
def add_record(self): pass
def modify_record(self): pass
def remove_record(self): pass
def export_data(self): pass
if __name__ == '__main__':
application = QApplication(sys.argv)
vault_window = CredentialVault()
vault_window.show()
sys.exit(application.exec_())
Key components:
- Toolbar Setup: Creates icon-based actions with keyboard shortcuts
- Database Initialization: Placeholder for SQLite integration
- Table Configuration: Non-editable grid with column sizing and header labels
- Event Handlesr: Stubs for CRUD operations and data export