Thonny with Qt6 and Scientific Python Stack (Python 3.10)

This repository provides a preconfigured setup of Thonny, enhanced with Qt6 support and popular scientific Python libraries, all built for Python 3.10.

📦 Included Components

✔ Thonny

A beginner‑friendly Python IDE, customized here to work smoothly with the scientific stack.

✔ Qt6 for Python (PySide6 / PyQt6)

Qt6 enables GUI application development. This setup ensures compatibility with Python 3.10 and the scientific stack.

✔ Scientific Python Libraries

The repository includes the following Python packages:

• NumPy – Core numerical computing
• SciPy – Advanced scientific and technical computing
• scikit-learn – Machine learning algorithms
• statsmodels – Statistical modeling and econometrics
• matplotlib – Plotting and data visualization
• sympy – Symbolic mathematics and algebra system

These packages are preinstalled and configured to run inside Thonny. and configured to run inside Thonny.

🐍 Python Version

• Python 3.10 is the interpreter used in this environment.

🛠 Installation

1. Clone or download this repository.
2. Launch Thonny from the provided environment.
3. Run Python scripts that use Qt6, NumPy, SciPy, scikit‑learn, or statsmodels with no additional setup.

▶ Usage

• Open Thonny
• Create or open your Python file
• Import and use any included libraries normally:

import numpy as np
import scipy
from sklearn.linear_model import LinearRegression
import statsmodels.api as sm
from PySide6.QtWidgets import QApplication, QWidget
from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QApplication, QMainWindow
from ui_mainwindow import Ui_MainWindow
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import sympy as sp

📁 Structure

• /thonny/ – Main folder containing:
  • thonny.exe – Thonny IDE executable
  • python.exe – Bundled Python 3.10 interpreter
  • designer.exe – Qt6 Designer for building UI files
• /Projects/ – Place your own Python and Qt UI (.py, .ui) project files
• /Scripts/ – Contains pip and additional helper scripts
• /libs/ – Contains python3.10.lib
• /Lib/ – Stores all Python virtual environment files and installed packages
• /user_data/ – Contains configuration.ini with Thonny settings
• /translations/ – Language translation files for the Thonny editor
• /tcl/ – Tcl/Tk libraries used by Thonny UI

💡 Notes

• Ensure your system supports Qt6.
• This environment is ideal for education, machine learning demos, GUI apps, and statistical analysis.

🏢 Distribution

This project is distributed by the MicroComputer Systems Laboratory team (MCSL) at the University of Ioannina, Dept. of Mathematics.

🌐 Website: https://kalipso.math.uoi.gr

About MCSL

The MCSL team focuses on research and development in:

• Computational mathematics (parallel and distributed computations)
• Scientific computing
• Machine learning and AI
• Computational numerical analysis and models
• Database Systems and services
• Big data analysis
• Software tools for education and research

Acknowledgements

Special thanks to Sotirios Kontogiannis for contributions and support.

📝 License

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL) v3.0. You may redistribute and modify this software under the terms of the GPLv3 license. For full details, see the official license text at: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html