[PyQt] ImportError with v4.7 Windows Binary

Phil Thompson phil at riverbankcomputing.com
Fri Jan 22 15:28:20 GMT 2010


On Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:12:37 -0500, Doug Bell <dougb at bellz.org> wrote:
> Phil Thompson wrote:
>> On Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:00:13 -0500, Doug Bell <dougb at bellz.org> wrote:
>> > Phil Thompson wrote:
>> >> On Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:03:53 -0500, Doug Bell <dougb at bellz.org>
wrote:
>> >> > Hi,
>> >> > 
>> >> > I installed PyQt 4.7 with the new Windows installer.  When trying
to
>> >> > use
>> >> > it, I get the following error:
>> >> > 
>> >> > C:\Misc>python
>> >> > Python 2.6.4 (r264:75708, Oct 26 2009, 08:23:19) [MSC v.1500 32 bit
>> >> > (Intel)] on
>> >> > win32
>> >> > Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more
>> >> > information.
>> >> >>>> from PyQt4 import QtCore, QtGui
>> >> > Traceback (most recent call last):
>> >> >   File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
>> >> > ImportError: DLL load failed: The specified procedure could not be
>> >> > found.
>> >> > 
>> >> > This is on a PC running Windows XP SP3.  I don't see anything
>> obviously
>> >> > wrong with the installation (qt.conf is OK, the path includes the
>> >> > bin
>> >> > directory, nothing is left over from a previous version, etc.). 
>> >> > Also
>> >> > note that I don't have an administrator login on this PC.
>> >> > 
>> >> > Any ideas?
>> >> 
>> >> Did you start your DOS shell after installing?
>> > 
>> > Yes, I ever rebooted, and it didn't help.
>> > 
>> >> Can you run Designer?
>> > 
>> > Yes, Designer runs.
>> 
>> What is on your PATH?
> 
> C:\Source\Python26\Lib\site-packages\PyQt4\bin

Sorry, I have no explanation. If moving the DLLs works then it implies a
PATH problem - but your PATH seems Ok.

Phil


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