[Eric] Eric Windows 8.1 install failed, need QtWebKit?

[Detlev Offenbach]

On Thursday 28 November 2013, 13:47:53 Robert Withrow wrote:
> >>> from PyQt4 import QtWebKit
> 
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
> ImportError: DLL load failed: The specified module could not be found.
> 
> QtWebKit is included in both the Qt and PyQt stuff I installed.  But
> something is bollixed because the webkit stuff won't run from the pyqt or
> even qt examples.
> 
> So I uninstalled/deleted everthing and started afresh:
> 
>    - python-3.3.3.msi (the x86 version)
>    - qt-win-opensource-4.8.5-vs2010.exe (the x86 version)
>    - PyQt4-4.10.3-gpl-Py3.3-Qt4.8.5-x32.exe
> 
> Now everything works.  I guess something in the newer or x64 stuff isn't
> ready for prime time.
> 
> Thanks for the correction on the PyQt5 thing.
> Incidentally, the download page states that QScintilla is an independent
> prerequisite, but it comes with the QT package so maybe that part can be
> simplified?

Not really because people not using Windows or even Windows people compiling PyQt4 and 
QScintilla themself need this information. The PyQt-all-in-one installer is only available for 
Windows.

> 
> 
> On Thu, Nov 28, 2013 at 9:26 AM, Detlev Offenbach
> 
> <detlev at die-offenbachs.de>wrote:
> > On Wednesday 27 November 2013, 18:34:25 Robert Withrow wrote:
> > > I've installed:
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > - python-3.3.3.amd64
> > > 
> > > - qt-windows-opensource-5.1.1-msvc2012-x86_64-offline
> > > 
> > > - PyQt4-4.10.3-gpl-Py3.3-Qt5.1.0-x64
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > When I try to install eric5-5.3.8 I get:
> > > 
> > > e:\Users\witr\Downloads\eric5-5.3.8\eric5-5.3.8>install.py
> > > 
> > > Checking dependencies
> > > 
> > > Python Version: 3.3.3
> > > 
> > > Found PyQt4
> > > 
> > > Found QtHelp
> > > 
> > > Found QScintilla2
> > > 
> > > Found QtGui
> > > 
> > > Found QtNetwork
> > > 
> > > Found QtSql
> > > 
> > > Found QtSvg
> > > 
> > > Sorry, please install QtWebKit.
> > > 
> > > Error: DLL load failed: The specified module could not be found.
> > > 
> > > Press enter to continue...
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > I'm trying to have simple installs (so this setup can be duplicated by
> > > 
> > > others) so I'd just as soon not to have to build stuff. Shouldn't this
> > > 
> > > "just work"?
> > 
> > This simply means, that QtWebKit is not installed or failed to load. The
> > eric install does an 'from PyQt4 import QtWebKit'. Please try this in a
> > console. If it fails please check, if such a library is installed on your
> > system.
> > 
> > > Side note: it seems impossible to install Eric with PyQt5 even though
> > > 
> > > release notes say experimental support has been added.
> > 
> > That is not quite right. The release note says, that it includes
> > experimental support for Qt5, i.e. PyQt4 compiled against Qt5. eric does
> > not run with PyQt5. However, you may use eric to develop PyQt5 programs
> > (if
> > you use the development version of eric).
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Detlev
> > --
> > 
> > Detlev Offenbach
> > 
> > detlev at die-offenbachs.de-- 
*Detlev Offenbach*
detlev at die-offenbachs.de
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