[PyQt] Compiling PyQt on Windows with Mingw

[Phil Thompson]

On Mon, 11 Mar 2013 20:01:51 +0200, Theuns Heydenrych
<theunsheydenrych at gmail.com> wrote:
> HI
> I get Sip and PyQt compiled successfully and get both installed.
> I am using Python 2.7
> 
> When executing
> *>>> from PyQt4.Qt import **
> 
> It just fails, i cant figure out what is going wrong where.

Define fail - you haven't said what the error message is.

> I tried  python -v to get more info, so here is what i get.
> 
> *C:\Python27>python -v*
> *# installing zipimport hook*
> *import zipimport # builtin*
> *# installed zipimport hook*
> *# C:\Python27\lib\site.pyc matches C:\Python27\lib\site.py*
> *import site # precompiled from C:\Python27\lib\site.pyc*
> *# C:\Python27\lib\os.pyc matches C:\Python27\lib\os.py*
> *import os # precompiled from C:\Python27\lib\os.pyc*
> *import errno # builtin*
> *import nt # builtin*
> *# C:\Python27\lib\ntpath.pyc matches C:\Python27\lib\ntpath.py*
> *import ntpath # precompiled from C:\Python27\lib\ntpath.pyc*
> *# C:\Python27\lib\stat.pyc matches C:\Python27\lib\stat.py*
> *import stat # precompiled from C:\Python27\lib\stat.pyc*
> *# C:\Python27\lib\genericpath.pyc matches
C:\Python27\lib\genericpath.py*
> *import genericpath # precompiled from C:\Python27\lib\genericpath.pyc*
> *# C:\Python27\lib\warnings.pyc matches C:\Python27\lib\warnings.py*
> *import warnings # precompiled from C:\Python27\lib\warnings.pyc*
> *# C:\Python27\lib\linecache.pyc matches C:\Python27\lib\linecache.py*
> *import linecache # precompiled from C:\Python27\lib\linecache.pyc*
> *# C:\Python27\lib\types.pyc matches C:\Python27\lib\types.py*
> *import types # precompiled from C:\Python27\lib\types.pyc*
> *# C:\Python27\lib\UserDict.pyc matches C:\Python27\lib\UserDict.py*
> *import UserDict # precompiled from C:\Python27\lib\UserDict.pyc*
> *# C:\Python27\lib\_abcoll.pyc matches C:\Python27\lib\_abcoll.py*
> *import _abcoll # precompiled from C:\Python27\lib\_abcoll.pyc*
> *# C:\Python27\lib\abc.pyc matches C:\Python27\lib\abc.py*
> *import abc # precompiled from C:\Python27\lib\abc.pyc*
> *# C:\Python27\lib\_weakrefset.pyc matches
C:\Python27\lib\_weakrefset.py*
> *import _weakrefset # precompiled from C:\Python27\lib\_weakrefset.pyc*
> *import _weakref # builtin*
> *# C:\Python27\lib\copy_reg.pyc matches C:\Python27\lib\copy_reg.py*
> *import copy_reg # precompiled from C:\Python27\lib\copy_reg.pyc*
> *# C:\Python27\lib\traceback.pyc matches C:\Python27\lib\traceback.py*
> *import traceback # precompiled from C:\Python27\lib\traceback.pyc*
> *# C:\Python27\lib\sysconfig.pyc matches C:\Python27\lib\sysconfig.py*
> *import sysconfig # precompiled from C:\Python27\lib\sysconfig.pyc*
> *# C:\Python27\lib\re.pyc matches C:\Python27\lib\re.py*
> *import re # precompiled from C:\Python27\lib\re.pyc*
> *# C:\Python27\lib\sre_compile.pyc matches
C:\Python27\lib\sre_compile.py*
> *import sre_compile # precompiled from C:\Python27\lib\sre_compile.pyc*
> *import _sre # builtin*
> *# C:\Python27\lib\sre_parse.pyc matches C:\Python27\lib\sre_parse.py*
> *import sre_parse # precompiled from C:\Python27\lib\sre_parse.pyc*
> *# C:\Python27\lib\sre_constants.pyc matches
> C:\Python27\lib\sre_constants.py*
> *import sre_constants # precompiled from
C:\Python27\lib\sre_constants.pyc*
> *# C:\Python27\lib\locale.pyc matches C:\Python27\lib\locale.py*
> *import locale # precompiled from C:\Python27\lib\locale.pyc*
> *import encodings # directory C:\Python27\lib\encodings*
> *# C:\Python27\lib\encodings\__init__.pyc matches
> C:\Python27\lib\encodings\__init__.py*
> *import encodings # precompiled from
> C:\Python27\lib\encodings\__init__.pyc*
> *# C:\Python27\lib\codecs.pyc matches C:\Python27\lib\codecs.py*
> *import codecs # precompiled from C:\Python27\lib\codecs.pyc*
> *import _codecs # builtin*
> *# C:\Python27\lib\encodings\aliases.pyc matches
> C:\Python27\lib\encodings\aliases.py*
> *import encodings.aliases # precompiled from
> C:\Python27\lib\encodings\aliases.pyc*
> *import operator # builtin*
> *# C:\Python27\lib\functools.pyc matches C:\Python27\lib\functools.py*
> *import functools # precompiled from C:\Python27\lib\functools.pyc*
> *import _functools # builtin*
> *import _locale # builtin*
> *# C:\Python27\lib\encodings\cp1252.pyc matches
> C:\Python27\lib\encodings\cp1252.py*
> *import encodings.cp1252 # precompiled from
> C:\Python27\lib\encodings\cp1252.pyc*
> *Python 2.7.3 (default, Apr 10 2012, 23:24:47) [MSC v.1500 64 bit
(AMD64)]
> on win32*
> *Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.*
> *
> *
> *>>> from PyQt4.Qt import **
> *# C:\Python27\lib\encodings\cp437.pyc matches
> C:\Python27\lib\encodings\cp437.py*
> *import encodings.cp437 # precompiled from
> C:\Python27\lib\encodings\cp437.pyc*
> *import PyQt4 # directory C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\PyQt4*
> *# C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\PyQt4\__init__.pyc matches
> C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\PyQt4\__init__.py*
> *import PyQt4 # precompiled from
> C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\PyQt4\__init__.pyc*
> *# C:\Python27\lib\atexit.pyc matches C:\Python27\lib\atexit.py*
> *import atexit # precompiled from C:\Python27\lib\atexit.pyc*
> *import sip # dynamically loaded from
> C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\sip.pyd*
> 
> I had a look at the C:\Python27\Lib\site-packages\PyQt4\__init__.py, and
it
> looks like there is nothing in the file, is this correct?

Yes.

> Here is the contents of the __init__.py file
> 
> *# Copyright (c) 2012 Riverbank Computing Limited <
> info at riverbankcomputing.com>*
> *# *
> *# This file is part of PyQt.*
> *# *
> *# This file may be used under the terms of the GNU General Public*
> *# License versions 2.0 or 3.0 as published by the Free Software*
> *# Foundation and appearing in the files LICENSE.GPL2 and LICENSE.GPL3*
> *# included in the packaging of this file.  Alternatively you may (at*
> *# your option) use any later version of the GNU General Public*
> *# License if such license has been publicly approved by Riverbank*
> *# Computing Limited (or its successors, if any) and the KDE Free Qt*
> *# Foundation. In addition, as a special exception, Riverbank gives you*
> *# certain additional rights. These rights are described in the
Riverbank*
> *# GPL Exception version 1.1, which can be found in the file*
> *# GPL_EXCEPTION.txt in this package.*
> *# *
> *# If you are unsure which license is appropriate for your use, please*
> *# contact the sales department at sales at riverbankcomputing.com.*
> *# *
> *# This file is provided AS IS with NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING
THE*
> *# WARRANTY OF DESIGN, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
> PURPOSE.
> *
> 
> Please help, i dont know where what is going wrong.
> Is there somebody out there that does compile Sip and PyQt with Mingw on
> Win7?
> 
> Regards
> Theuns Heydenrych

Phil