A simple guide to install PyQt5 on Mac OS X 10.9 (Maverick) and use python 3.4 on a virtualenv.
- xcode 5.1.1
- python 3.4.0
- Qt libraries 5.2.1
- SIP 4.15.5
- PyQt 5.2.1
- install xcode
- install the Command Line Tools (open Xcode > Preferences > Downloads)
- install Qt libraries (qt-opensource-mac-x64-clang-5.2.1.dmg)
- install python 3.4
- create a virtual env (i.e. ~/.env/ariane_mail)
- unzip and compile SIP and PyQt
cd /var/tmp
cp /Users/gvincent/Downloads/PyQt-gpl-5.2.1.tar.gz .
cp /Users/gvincent/Downloads/sip-4.15.5.tar.gz .
tar xvf PyQt-gpl-5.2.1.tar.gz
tar xvf sip-4.15.5.tar.gz
cd sip-4.15.5/
python3 configure.py -d ~/.env/ariane_mail/lib/python3.4/site-packages --arch x86_64
make
sudo make install
sudo make clean
cd ../PyQt-gpl-5.2.1/
python3 configure.py --destdir ~/.env/ariane_mail/lib/python3.4/site-packages --qmake ~/Qt5.2.1/5.2.1/clang_64/bin/qmake
make
sudo make install
sudo make clean
~/.env/ariane_mail/bin/python -c "import PyQt5"
Also, if you've used
workon
and have you virtualenv activated (assuming the intention is just to have PyQt in your virtualenv), don't usesudo
as it will attempt to install at/usr/local/lib
instead of your virtualenv.