[PyQt] ValueError: PyCapsule_GetPointer called with incorrect name

[Phil Thompson]

On 24/04/2020 07:10, Patrick Stinson wrote:
> When I import my sip extension module (named “_pkdiagram”) on windows
> I get the following error:
> 
> 
> C:\Users\patrick\Desktop\familydiagram\_pkdiagram>python -c "import 
> _pkdiagram"
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
> SystemError: initialization of _pkdiagram failed without raising an 
> exception
> 
> 
> Turns out the mod init function fails without setting an exception
> when it can’t find "_C_API" on the sip module - the call returns null.
> 
> sip_capiobj = PyDict_GetItemString(PyModule_GetDict(sip_sipmod), 
> "_C_API");
> 
> Any ideas?

I'll fix the lack of exception in SIP v5.

Phil