[PyQt] Installation Path Problems Python 2.7 and 3.2

[Phil Thompson]

On Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:29:39 -0000, "Robert Ford" <ford99 at ntlworld.com>
wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Windows Vista SP2 32 bit
> Python 2.7.2
> Python 3.2.2
> eric4-4.4.20
> eric5-5.18
> PyQt-Py2.7-x86-gpl-4.9-1.exe
> PyQt-Py3.2-x86-gpl-4.9-1.exe
> 
> PYQT INSTALL MAY SET WRONG PATHS?
> 
> I am trying to install eric4 and eric 5 into respectively Python 2.7 and

> Python 3.2.
> This uses the appropriate PyQt windows binaries above
> .
> The eric mailing list have told me this is a PyQt issue.
> 
> ERIC4:
> 
> PROBLEM
> PyQt modules import correctly as per eric manual test.
> 
> I have eric4 download folder extracted to C:\Python27.
> 
> When I run "install" it starts and confirms PyQt4 is found, but then
states
> "Sorry, please install QtHelp. DLL load failure"
> 
> In the same PyQt folder there are definitely QtHelp.pyd and a
QtHelp4.dll
> files.
> 
> Eric 4 installation apparently cannot find them though.
> 
> SOLVED
> In the Registry the default path for PyQt4 was found to be set for
> Python32.
> I cleaned this out and reinstalled and eric4 now installed.
> 
> 
> ERIC5
> I again looked in the Registry and the default path is wrongly set to 
> Python27 ??
> I cleaned this out and reinstalled.
> This did not work though, although I am in the Python32 folder it still 
> thinks it is Python27 and  I get the following error message:
> 
> c:\Users\Robert>cd c:\python32\eric5-5.1.8
> 
> c:\Python32\eric5-5 .1 .8>install
> Checking dependencies
> Sorry. you must have Python 3.1.0 or higher.
> Press enter to continue...
> An internal error occurred. Please report all the output of the program.
> including the following traceback. to
> eric5bugs at ericide.python-projects.org.
> 
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> File "C:\Python32\eric5-5.1.8\install.py". line 1039. in <nodule>
> main(sys .argv)
> File "C:\Python32\eric5-5.1.8\install.py". line 971. in main
> doDependancyChecks()
> File "C:\Python32\eric5-5.1.8\install.py". line 709. in
doDependancyChecks
> exit (5)
> File "C:\Python32\eric5-5.1.8\install.py". line 48. in exit
> input('Press enter to continue.. _')
> File "<string>", line 0
>   ^
> SyntaxError: unexpected EOF while parsing
> 
> c:\Python32\eric5-5 .1.8>

Each installer will add what it needs to the PATH. Obviously one will
appear in the PATH before the other.

Probably the best thing to do is to remove both from PATH in the registry
and create appropriate .bat files containing the PATH needed for that
particular case.

Phil