[PyQt] PyQt 5.13.2 build error: module 'sipbuild.api' has no attribute ‘prepare_metadata_for_build_wheel'

[Phil Thompson]

On 10/11/2019 16:03, FX wrote:
>> I'd suggest you start by building PyQt v5.13.2 with SIP v4.19.19.
> 
> Thanks. I tried that previously, but it does not appear to work.
> Building PyQt v5.13.2 with SIP v4.19.19 is fine (I can run
> configure.py, make and make install), but once it is installed I
> cannot run simple examples, like:
> 
>> ==> /usr/local/Cellar/pyqt/5.13.2/bin/pyuic5 --version
>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>   File 
>> "/usr/local/Cellar/python/3.7.5/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.7/lib/python3.7/runpy.py", 
>> line 193, in _run_module_as_main
>>     "__main__", mod_spec)
>>   File 
>> "/usr/local/Cellar/python/3.7.5/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.7/lib/python3.7/runpy.py", 
>> line 85, in _run_code
>>     exec(code, run_globals)
>>   File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/PyQt5/uic/pyuic.py", 
>> line 26, in <module>
>>     from PyQt5 import QtCore
>> ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'PyQt5.sip’
> 
> 
> So I assumed it would be easier to build the latest version of pyqt
> with the latest version of sip. Any suggestion is welcome.
> 
> FX

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