OpenQP

On Ubuntu or other Debian based GNU/Linux distributions

You only need to issue the followng commands from a terminal. The last two lines are for installing fonts for languages other than english.

sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y python3-psycopg2 python3-numpy python3-pyqt5 texlive-xetex
sudo apt install -y  fonts-smc-rachana fonts-deva fonts-lohit-deva
sudo apt install -y texlive-lang-arabic fonts-sil-scheherazade fonts-nafees

• Download the program cuqbc.py

Create a folder inside your working directory and copy it there. Run it using the command

python3 cuqbc.py

Installing on MS Windows

• Download and Install the Python Interpreter from the Python website. The Postgres module psycopg2 works only on versions less than Python 3.7. So you may have to re-install Python, using a lower version

Link to the 64 bit installer

After Installing the Python Interpreter, open a command prompt and issue the following commands

pip install numpy pyqt5 psycopg2-binary

Installing Latex

Download MikTex installer from the MikTex website

Link to MikTex Installer

Execute the installer, by double clicking on the downloaded file.

Get the Question bank editor

• Download the program cuqbc.py

Copy it to your working directory and issue the command:

python cuqbc.py

If everything is fine the GUI will appear. For support to languages other than english, you need to install the required fonts for Latex.

Trouble shooting

The Python program generates .tex files that are converted into PDF format by the program ‘xelatex’. If the ‘show PDF’ is not working, try to convert the ‘qqq.tex’ file from the command line.

xelatex qqq.tex