[Qgis-user] QEP 334: Add screenshots to PyQGIS reference documentation

[Nyall Dawson]

Hi all,

Thanks to a concentrated effort over the last couple of years, the
PyQGIS reference documentation
(https://qgis.org/pyqgis/master/index.html) has improved
substantially. It's now a valuable, Python-developer friendly,
reference, presented in a modern, sleek format.

That said, there's still much room for further improvements in the
documentation!

A previously valuable resource for PyQGIS developers was the
(unofficial) "PyQGIS samples" site at
https://webgeodatavore.github.io/pyqgis-samples/index.html. This site
included some great content, including screenshots and example code
for many PyQGIS classes.

Unfortunately, this site is outdated and has not been updated for
either QGIS 3.x or Qt 5, and accordingly is no longer a valuable
resource. This is a shame, as the example screenshots helped PyQGIS
developers find the right GUI classes for their code, and the example
code was a fantastic starting point for working with each class.

The newly submitted QEP
https://github.com/qgis/QGIS-Enhancement-Proposals/pull/333 seeks to
partially port the content from the webgeodatavore site over to the
official PyQGIS Reference Guide, specifically the screenshot component
only.

See the QEP PR at
https://github.com/qgis/QGIS-Enhancement-Proposals/pull/333 for
further details and discussion.

(This project will be submitted as a candidate for the 2025 grant funding)

Nyall