[PyQt] how to install Pyqt4 on OS X ?

[James Ross]

oops typo on the $ install --- should be $ make install

so for SIP & PyQt4 the general procedure is 

$ python3 configure.py
$ make
$ make install

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> From: jrosslist at outlook.com
> To: pyqt at riverbankcomputing.com
> Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:22:00 +0000
> Subject: Re: [PyQt] how to install Pyqt4 on OS X ?
>
> > I have downloaded the tar for mac osx ... I am totally new to OSx
> > migrating from Windows OS .. so pls guide...
>
> Since I just did this, here are the steps that worked for me ...
>
> Basically, I just accepted the *defaults* for each install
>
> - Install the latest Xcode from Apple Store... (a few weeks ago it was 4.6.1)
> - Install the latest Python 3.3.1 Mac OS X 64-bit/32-bit x86-64/i386 Installer from Python.org
> - Install the latest Qt 5.0.2 for Mac (binary install) from qt-project.org
> - Install latest SIP v4.14.6
> - Install PyQt4 v4.10 -- (read below) You can get it at http://sourceforge.net/projects/pyqt/files/PyQt4/PyQt-4.10/
>
> The only two that need compiling are the SIP & PyQt4
>
> Unarchive sip-4.14.6.tar.gz into a temp folder and read the instructions in doc/html/installation.html
> basically I did this:
>
> $ python3 configure.py
> $ make
> $ install
>
> Unarchive PyQt-mac-gpl-4.10.tar.gz into a temp folder and read the instructions in doc/html/installation.html
> basically I did this:
>
> I added the path to qmake to my path (but you could pass that on the command line)
>
> PATH=$PATH\:/Users/jar/Qt5.0.2/5.0.2/clang_64/bin
>
> $ python3 configure.py
> $ make
> $ install
>
> That should do it..
>
> Refer to the previous thread about 4.10.1, phil said he was going to fix it soon but 4.10 worked fine for me.
>
> James
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