pip install PyQt IOError
Question:
I’m trying to install PyQt package with pip, but I get this error:
~$ pip install PyQt
Downloading/unpacking PyQt
Downloading PyQt-x11-gpl-4.8.3.tar.gz
(9.8Mb): 9.8Mb downloaded Running
setup.py egg_info for package PyQt
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<string>", line 14, in <module>
IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory:
'/home/john/build/PyQt/setup.py'
Complete output from command python setup.py egg_info:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<string>", line 14, in
<module>
IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or
directory:
'/home/john/build/PyQt/setup.py
---------------------------------------- Command python setup.py egg_info
failed with error code 1 Storing
complete log in
/home/john/.pip/pip.log
Answers:
That’s because that file has a configure.py not a setup.py. configure.py generate a make file that you use to build pyqt against the qt lib you choose by passing –qmake option to configure.py, it has different options too. I suggest filing a bug with the pip maintainer.
You can, alternatively, install PyQt4 using ActivePython‘s binary package manager.
$ pypm install pyqt4
The following packages will be installed into "~/.local" (2.7):
pyqt4-4.8.3.0
Hit: [pypm-free.activestate.com] pyqt4 4.8.3.0
Installing pyqt4-4.8.3.0
$
So long as you already have PyPM, no compilation required.
If you’re on Mac, you can use homebrew:
brew install pyqt
you can pip install the directory of the downloaded version of pyqt after you download it ..google for your desired version
Sharing my setup procedure:
-
create virtual environment on your project folder and activate:
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
-
use pip to install PyQt5 (Note: specify the version especially on Centos7)
pip3 install pyqt5==5.14
I had the same issue on my raspberry-pi 3 model B (rasberry pi os)
and I resolved it using apt-get
Here:
pip3 install --user pyqt5
sudo apt-get install python3-pyqt5
Optionally:
sudo apt-get install pyqt5-dev-tools
sudo apt-get install qttools5-dev-tools
I’m trying to install PyQt package with pip, but I get this error:
~$ pip install PyQt
Downloading/unpacking PyQt
Downloading PyQt-x11-gpl-4.8.3.tar.gz
(9.8Mb): 9.8Mb downloaded Running
setup.py egg_info for package PyQt
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<string>", line 14, in <module>
IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory:
'/home/john/build/PyQt/setup.py'
Complete output from command python setup.py egg_info:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<string>", line 14, in
<module>
IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or
directory:
'/home/john/build/PyQt/setup.py
---------------------------------------- Command python setup.py egg_info
failed with error code 1 Storing
complete log in
/home/john/.pip/pip.log
That’s because that file has a configure.py not a setup.py. configure.py generate a make file that you use to build pyqt against the qt lib you choose by passing –qmake option to configure.py, it has different options too. I suggest filing a bug with the pip maintainer.
You can, alternatively, install PyQt4 using ActivePython‘s binary package manager.
$ pypm install pyqt4
The following packages will be installed into "~/.local" (2.7):
pyqt4-4.8.3.0
Hit: [pypm-free.activestate.com] pyqt4 4.8.3.0
Installing pyqt4-4.8.3.0
$
So long as you already have PyPM, no compilation required.
If you’re on Mac, you can use homebrew:
brew install pyqt
you can pip install the directory of the downloaded version of pyqt after you download it ..google for your desired version
Sharing my setup procedure:
-
create virtual environment on your project folder and activate:
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate -
use pip to install PyQt5 (Note: specify the version especially on Centos7)
pip3 install pyqt5==5.14
I had the same issue on my raspberry-pi 3 model B (rasberry pi os)
and I resolved it using apt-get
Here:
pip3 install --user pyqt5
sudo apt-get install python3-pyqt5
Optionally:
sudo apt-get install pyqt5-dev-tools
sudo apt-get install qttools5-dev-tools