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Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19045.2251]
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C:\Users\cshang>pip install pyqt5-tools
Collecting pyqt5-tools
  Using cached pyqt5_tools-5.15.4.3.2-py3-none-any.whl (29 kB)
Collecting click
  Downloading click-8.1.3-py3-none-any.whl (96 kB)
     ---------------------------------------- 96.6/96.6 kB 2.8 MB/s eta 0:00:00
Collecting python-dotenv
  Using cached python_dotenv-0.21.0-py3-none-any.whl (18 kB)
Collecting pyqt5==5.15.4
  Using cached PyQt5-5.15.4.tar.gz (3.3 MB)
  Installing build dependencies ... done
  Getting requirements to build wheel ... done
  Preparing metadata (pyproject.toml) ... error
  error: subprocess-exited-with-error

  × Preparing metadata (pyproject.toml) did not run successfully.
  │ exit code: 1
  ╰─> [29 lines of output]
      Traceback (most recent call last):
        File "C:\Users\cshang\AppData\Local\Packages\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.10_qbz5n2kfra8p0\LocalCache\local-packages\Python310\site-packages\pip\_vendor\pep517\in_process\_in_process.py", line 144, in prepare_metadata_for_build_wheel
          hook = backend.prepare_metadata_for_build_wheel
      AttributeError: module 'sipbuild.api' has no attribute 'prepare_metadata_for_build_wheel'

      During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

      Traceback (most recent call last):
        File "C:\Users\cshang\AppData\Local\Packages\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.10_qbz5n2kfra8p0\LocalCache\local-packages\Python310\site-packages\pip\_vendor\pep517\in_process\_in_process.py", line 351, in <module>
          main()
        File "C:\Users\cshang\AppData\Local\Packages\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.10_qbz5n2kfra8p0\LocalCache\local-packages\Python310\site-packages\pip\_vendor\pep517\in_process\_in_process.py", line 333, in main
          json_out['return_val'] = hook(**hook_input['kwargs'])
        File "C:\Users\cshang\AppData\Local\Packages\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.10_qbz5n2kfra8p0\LocalCache\local-packages\Python310\site-packages\pip\_vendor\pep517\in_process\_in_process.py", line 148, in prepare_metadata_for_build_wheel
          whl_basename = backend.build_wheel(metadata_directory, config_settings)
        File "C:\Users\cshang\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-bb93u6by\overlay\Lib\site-packages\sipbuild\api.py", line 46, in build_wheel
          project = AbstractProject.bootstrap('wheel',
        File "C:\Users\cshang\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-bb93u6by\overlay\Lib\site-packages\sipbuild\abstract_project.py", line 87, in bootstrap
          project.setup(pyproject, tool, tool_description)
        File "C:\Users\cshang\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-bb93u6by\overlay\Lib\site-packages\sipbuild\project.py", line 585, in setup
          self.apply_user_defaults(tool)
        File "C:\Users\cshang\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-0_3wofg1\pyqt5_e15fce350c41410c985d7c48eeb1bfa0\project.py", line 63, in apply_user_defaults
          super().apply_user_defaults(tool)
        File "C:\Users\cshang\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-bb93u6by\overlay\Lib\site-packages\pyqtbuild\project.py", line 70, in apply_user_defaults
          super().apply_user_defaults(tool)
        File "C:\Users\cshang\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-bb93u6by\overlay\Lib\site-packages\sipbuild\project.py", line 236, in apply_user_defaults
          self.builder.apply_user_defaults(tool)
        File "C:\Users\cshang\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-bb93u6by\overlay\Lib\site-packages\pyqtbuild\builder.py", line 69, in apply_user_defaults
          raise PyProjectOptionException('qmake',
      sipbuild.pyproject.PyProjectOptionException
      [end of output]

  note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip.
error: metadata-generation-failed

× Encountered error while generating package metadata.
╰─> See above for output.

note: This is an issue with the package mentioned above, not pip.
hint: See above for details.

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tried installing pyqt5-tools, got this error message instead. Can you please explain what I need to do to avoid those errors?

Samuel Gu
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  • Please don't use external resources (like file sharing, pastebins or repositories) to show code or output, add it to the question, otherwise the post would easily become invalid. If it's too long, then try to cut it down by removing repeated lines. – musicamante Dec 22 '22 at 17:44

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