.sip files in PyQt5 wheels - are they needed?

[Phil Thompson]

On 23/06/2021 09:24, Barry Scott wrote:
> I noticed that there are a log of .sip files installed when I pip 
> install PyQt5.
> 
> Why are they installed?
> 
> When I package an app can I just delete them?
> 
> Barry

They might be used when installing other packages that build on top of 
PyQt.

I could have packaged them in a separate wheel, but there are enough 
wheels as it is and they take up relatively little space.

Phil