# QtUiTools in tk-core?

**URL:** <https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/t/qtuitools-in-tk-core/8998>\
**Category:** Pipeline Integrations\
**Created:** [June 11, 2020, 2:24pm UTC](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/t/qtuitools-in-tk-core/8998 "2020-06-11T14:24:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![tonyd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e274bd/32.png) [@tonyd](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/u/tonyd)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2020, 2:24pm UTC](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/t/qtuitools-in-tk-core/8998/1 "2020-06-11T14:24:57Z")

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Trying to access QtUiTools module to get around compiling ui and rc files for custom apps.  
Any plans if this is planned to be implemented in the core?

Can access it with `from sgtk.platform.qt import QtUiTools`

cheers,  
Tony

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**Author:** ![jing.liu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/shotgunsoftware/user_avatar/community.shotgridsoftware.com/jing.liu/32/888_2.png) [@jing.liu](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/u/jing.liu)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2020, 3:39am UTC](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/t/qtuitools-in-tk-core/8998/2 "2020-06-12T03:39:03Z")

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Hi @tonyd

It is a good idea. Do you mind to submit a [feature request](https://www.shotgunsoftware.com/roadmap/)?

Thanks

loney

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**Author:** ![tonyd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e274bd/32.png) [@tonyd](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/u/tonyd)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2020, 8:07am UTC](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/t/qtuitools-in-tk-core/8998/3 "2020-06-12T08:07:14Z")

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Sure will do…  
But yesterday I found an older post asking the same thing (whoops… Duplicate) and Phillip Scadding raised some concerns about why this may have downside. He couldn’t remember the exact reason though.

> [@How to compile Qt ui and resource files on Windows](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/t/how-to-compile-qt-ui-and-resource-files-on-windows/7099/6):
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> Hm I see… well I am now compiling the ui files with the python module pysideuic which has a compileUi() method in place. Changed up the build\_resource.sh to run a small python script that invokes this command when compiling the ui files. This works fine for me at the moment. Still I think it’s strange that the PySide installation for windows comes with a compiled pyside-rcc binary but lacks the uic equivalent. ¯\_(ツ)\_/¯

Shall I still submit the feature request?

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**Author:** ![philip.scadding](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/shotgunsoftware/user_avatar/community.shotgridsoftware.com/philip.scadding/32/30_2.png) [@philip.scadding](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/u/philip.scadding)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2020, 10:06am UTC](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/t/qtuitools-in-tk-core/8998/4 "2020-06-15T10:06:58Z")

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> [@tonyd](#):
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> Shall I still submit the feature request?

Yeah, feel free to submit it anyway. At the end of the day whilst we (Shotgun) may not use that component, it doesn’t mean others can’t.