[PyQt] Designer plugins do not show up

David Boddie david at boddie.org.uk
Tue Nov 25 00:18:11 GMT 2008


On Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:46:13 +0100, Mpi wrote:

> 1. Running
>
> python plugins.py
>
> in PyQt-x11-gpl-4.4.4/examples/designer/plugins. No custom plugin group
> named 'PyQt Examples' shows up in designer.

OK. Did you build Qt yourself, or did you install a system package?

> 2. Setting
>
> export
> PYQTDESIGNERPATH=/home/job/PyQt-x11-gpl-4.4.3/examples/designer/plugins/pyt
>hon export
> PYTHONPATH=/home/job/PyQt-x11-gpl-4.4.3/examples/designer/plugins/widgets
>
> and then starting designer: No custom plugin group named 'PyQt Examples'
> shows up.

OK, so either there's no support for PyQt widgets, or it can't be found.

> Any ideas about what can be wrong? Should the PyQt build and install have
> created some .so file in
>
> Qt-4.4.3/plugins/designer
>
> In this that case, what should be the name of this file?

There should be a file called libpythonplugin.so in that directory.

David


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