Python GUI - Barbell Calculator and Powerlifting Management

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Created by JonesCKevin.
GitHub Repository: Bar_loader_Colored

Overview

The Barbell Calculator is a python script using Qt6 to create a GUI visual aid for weightlifting enthusiasts. It helps calculate barbell weights and provides a customizable theme interface. It also has a second tab for managing users, to add, edit, remove, import, export, and purge users. The app is designed to be user-friendly with an interactive UI that allows you to adjust weights and view user details easily.

The program does not currently save data on close.

Features

• Window Resizing
• Hide User management tab
• Pop-out Stopwatch with start/stop/reset functionality.
• Pop-out Timer with start/stop/reset functionality.
• Link to a powerlifting rules. (Change as you see fit)
• Calculate weights in lbs, kg, or stones.
• Round weights for precision.
• Choose or create custom bars and colors, or dumbbell themes.
• Weight preview and popout preview available
• Interactive UI with weight adjustment buttons.
• Double Click Manage users: add, edit, remove, import, export
• Edit user data in a dialog.
• Purge users with auto-backup.
• Import users from CSV (replace).
• Export users from CSV.
• Add users with via dialog box.
• View user details in a dialog.
• Filter user data
• Sort users by name, weight, or any column.
• Auto populate user weight (other weight) when adding users.
• Remove users with confirm overide (archived in data/removed.csv)
• Cycle users with "Prev"/"Next" and see details.
• "Up Next" preview for the next user.
• User data stored in data for easy backup.
• Auto-create data and example users if missing.
• Archived and purged users are backed up.
• User table now displays all major powerlifting scoring systems:
  • DOTS (primary)
  • Wilks (original)
  • Wilks2 (updated)
  • IPF Points
  • IPF GL Points
• Sort and filter users by any scoring system.
• All scoring columns are automatically calculated and updated.

Creating your own theme

1. Create a new theme folder in the BarBellWeights directory. The name should start with lb_ or kg_ to indicate the weight type. Otherwise, the theme will go to the All/Other filter.
2. Copy one of the examples for quicker results, but ensure you have a bar.png, none.png, and the files should be named by their weight type (e.g., 45.png, 47.5.png).
3. I recommend putting weights from 45 to 855 for barbell or 5 to 120 for dumbbell.
4. If you want to add your theme or make changes, just create a pull request.

Preperations / Installation

Installs python and pip along with all required packages and dependencies.

Using PowerShell (Windows)

.\setup.ps1

Using Bash (Linux/MacOS)

bash setup.sh

Create exe from Python script

.\build_exe.bat

Data Directory

• All user data (users.csv, removed.csv, backups) is stored in the data directory.
• The app will auto-create data/users.csv with example users if it does not exist.
• This keeps user data separate from resources and themes.

Ideas

• Add a hotkey mapping config file and allow users to use the gui to map on the fly.
• Add Gui customizations

To Do

• Add Judge and Referee management.
• Add Live Scoring & Results Display
• Add Rack Height Management
• Custom Branding & Sponsorships Loading
• Help Menus
• Create Graphics for Competitor Results and stats
• Hotkey for Judges