installation.md

Guide to install PyQt5 on Mac OS X with python 3.4 virtualenv

Description

A simple guide to install PyQt5 on Mac OS X 10.9 (Maverick) and use python 3.4 on a virtualenv.

Requirements

• xcode 5.1.1
• python 3.4.0
• Qt libraries 5.2.1
• SIP 4.15.5
• PyQt 5.2.1

Download

• xcode 5.1.1
• python 3.4.0
• Qt libraries 5.2.1
• SIP 4.15.5
• PyQt 5.2.1

installation

• 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"

do not use "create a virtual env (i.e. ~/.env/ariane_mail)"