installing pyqt5 and pyqtdeploy on macos silicon from pypy

[Phil Thompson]

On 08/05/2023 07:06, Ioan Calin Borcoman wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am trying to use pyqtdeploy on a macmini with M1 (apple silicon) 
> without
> success as it depends on pyqt5 and pyqt5 doesn't provide a universal 
> wheel
> on pypi as does pyqt6, for example - pyqt5 only provides an x86_64 
> intel
> wheel.
> 
> I have attached the logs.
> 
> Any ideas on how to fix this?

The online installer for Qt5 doesn't include support for M1. You need to 
build M1 wheels yourself (assuming Qt5 support M! at all).

Phil
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Collecting pyqtdeploy
  Using cached pyqtdeploy-3.3.0-py3-none-any.whl (495 kB)
Collecting PyQt5 (from pyqtdeploy)
  Using cached PyQt5-5.15.9.tar.gz (3.2 MB)
  Installing build dependencies: started
  Installing build dependencies: finished with status 'done'
  Getting requirements to build wheel: started
  Getting requirements to build wheel: finished with status 'done'
  Preparing metadata (pyproject.toml): started
  Preparing metadata (pyproject.toml): finished with status 'error'
  error: subprocess-exited-with-error

  ? Preparing metadata (pyproject.toml) did not run successfully.
  ? exit code: 1
  ??> [25 lines of output]
      Traceback (most recent call last):
        File "/Users/***/pyqt-test/.venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/pip/_vendor/pyproject_hooks/_in_process/_in_process.py", line 353, in <module>
          main()
        File "/Users/***/pyqt-test/.venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/pip/_vendor/pyproject_hooks/_in_process/_in_process.py", line 335, in main
          json_out['return_val'] = hook(**hook_input['kwargs'])
                                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
        File "/Users/***/pyqt-test/.venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/pip/_vendor/pyproject_hooks/_in_process/_in_process.py", line 152, in prepare_metadata_for_build_wheel
          whl_basename = backend.build_wheel(metadata_directory, config_settings)
                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
        File "/private/var/folders/zw/gkxr8n415tz1z8y417w9x5gc0000gn/T/pip-build-env-r33jkt0t/overlay/lib/python3.11/site-packages/sipbuild/api.py", line 46, in build_wheel
          project = AbstractProject.bootstrap('wheel',
                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
        File "/private/var/folders/zw/gkxr8n415tz1z8y417w9x5gc0000gn/T/pip-build-env-r33jkt0t/overlay/lib/python3.11/site-packages/sipbuild/abstract_project.py", line 87, in bootstrap
          project.setup(pyproject, tool, tool_description)
        File "/private/var/folders/zw/gkxr8n415tz1z8y417w9x5gc0000gn/T/pip-build-env-r33jkt0t/overlay/lib/python3.11/site-packages/sipbuild/project.py", line 586, in setup
          self.apply_user_defaults(tool)
        File "/private/var/folders/zw/gkxr8n415tz1z8y417w9x5gc0000gn/T/pip-install-ajg8xpg6/pyqt5_38d7749fff00474985d3e4103f199d20/project.py", line 68, in apply_user_defaults
          super().apply_user_defaults(tool)
        File "/private/var/folders/zw/gkxr8n415tz1z8y417w9x5gc0000gn/T/pip-build-env-r33jkt0t/overlay/lib/python3.11/site-packages/pyqtbuild/project.py", line 70, in apply_user_defaults
          super().apply_user_defaults(tool)
        File "/private/var/folders/zw/gkxr8n415tz1z8y417w9x5gc0000gn/T/pip-build-env-r33jkt0t/overlay/lib/python3.11/site-packages/sipbuild/project.py", line 237, in apply_user_defaults
          self.builder.apply_user_defaults(tool)
        File "/private/var/folders/zw/gkxr8n415tz1z8y417w9x5gc0000gn/T/pip-build-env-r33jkt0t/overlay/lib/python3.11/site-packages/pyqtbuild/builder.py", line 69, in apply_user_defaults
          raise PyProjectOptionException('qmake',
      sipbuild.pyproject.PyProjectOptionException
      [end of output]

  note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip.
error: metadata-generation-failed

? Encountered error while generating package metadata.
??> See above for output.

note: This is an issue with the package mentioned above, not pip.
hint: See above for details.
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Collecting pyqt5
  Using cached PyQt5-5.15.9.tar.gz (3.2 MB)
  Installing build dependencies: started
  Installing build dependencies: finished with status 'done'
  Getting requirements to build wheel: started
  Getting requirements to build wheel: finished with status 'done'
  Preparing metadata (pyproject.toml): started
  Preparing metadata (pyproject.toml): finished with status 'error'
  error: subprocess-exited-with-error

  ? Preparing metadata (pyproject.toml) did not run successfully.
  ? exit code: 1
  ??> [25 lines of output]
      Traceback (most recent call last):
        File "/Users/***/pyqt-test/.venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/pip/_vendor/pyproject_hooks/_in_process/_in_process.py", line 353, in <module>
          main()
        File "/Users/***/pyqt-test/.venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/pip/_vendor/pyproject_hooks/_in_process/_in_process.py", line 335, in main
          json_out['return_val'] = hook(**hook_input['kwargs'])
                                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
        File "/Users/***/pyqt-test/.venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/pip/_vendor/pyproject_hooks/_in_process/_in_process.py", line 152, in prepare_metadata_for_build_wheel
          whl_basename = backend.build_wheel(metadata_directory, config_settings)
                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
        File "/private/var/folders/zw/gkxr8n415tz1z8y417w9x5gc0000gn/T/pip-build-env-kapqvo2k/overlay/lib/python3.11/site-packages/sipbuild/api.py", line 46, in build_wheel
          project = AbstractProject.bootstrap('wheel',
                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
        File "/private/var/folders/zw/gkxr8n415tz1z8y417w9x5gc0000gn/T/pip-build-env-kapqvo2k/overlay/lib/python3.11/site-packages/sipbuild/abstract_project.py", line 87, in bootstrap
          project.setup(pyproject, tool, tool_description)
        File "/private/var/folders/zw/gkxr8n415tz1z8y417w9x5gc0000gn/T/pip-build-env-kapqvo2k/overlay/lib/python3.11/site-packages/sipbuild/project.py", line 586, in setup
          self.apply_user_defaults(tool)
        File "/private/var/folders/zw/gkxr8n415tz1z8y417w9x5gc0000gn/T/pip-install-bsmwldu9/pyqt5_f094ca9cb69e43cbbf78bbad13297fb6/project.py", line 68, in apply_user_defaults
          super().apply_user_defaults(tool)
        File "/private/var/folders/zw/gkxr8n415tz1z8y417w9x5gc0000gn/T/pip-build-env-kapqvo2k/overlay/lib/python3.11/site-packages/pyqtbuild/project.py", line 70, in apply_user_defaults
          super().apply_user_defaults(tool)
        File "/private/var/folders/zw/gkxr8n415tz1z8y417w9x5gc0000gn/T/pip-build-env-kapqvo2k/overlay/lib/python3.11/site-packages/sipbuild/project.py", line 237, in apply_user_defaults
          self.builder.apply_user_defaults(tool)
        File "/private/var/folders/zw/gkxr8n415tz1z8y417w9x5gc0000gn/T/pip-build-env-kapqvo2k/overlay/lib/python3.11/site-packages/pyqtbuild/builder.py", line 69, in apply_user_defaults
          raise PyProjectOptionException('qmake',
      sipbuild.pyproject.PyProjectOptionException
      [end of output]

  note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip.
error: metadata-generation-failed

? Encountered error while generating package metadata.
??> See above for output.

note: This is an issue with the package mentioned above, not pip.
hint: See above for details.