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

Someone added an issue here: https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/579 — E.Z., Oct 02 '12 at 20:50

Mike Ramirez · Accepted Answer · 2011-04-06T19:45:06.523

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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.

edited Apr 06 '11 at 19:45

answered Apr 01 '11 at 20:19

Mike Ramirez

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To clarify: you can still build this package by manually downloading it and following its install instructions. – Thomas Wouters Apr 01 '11 at 21:03
@hector It should be with pip, the file actually comes from riverbank. They don't have *nix binaries, just windows. easy_install handles it fine ftr. – Mike Ramirez Apr 06 '11 at 19:47
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Nope easy_install doesn't know how to handle it as well – the_drow Apr 30 '11 at 05:51

score 9 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 09 '22 at 09:00

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If you're on Mac, you can use homebrew:

brew install pyqt

edited Apr 09 '22 at 09:00

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answered Nov 27 '12 at 11:58

Andy Li

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score 5 · Answer 3 · edited May 26 '12 at 12:11

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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.

edited May 26 '12 at 12:11

isomorphismes

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answered Apr 03 '11 at 16:49

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score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 24 '20 at 16:19

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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

answered Oct 24 '20 at 16:19

code pinguin

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score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Mar 29 '18 at 11:52

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you can pip install the directory of the downloaded version of pyqt after you download it ..google for your desired version

answered Mar 29 '18 at 11:52

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Mar 10 '23 at 10:54

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

pip install PyQt IOError

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