Guide to install PyQt5 on Mac OS X with python 2.7 virtualenv
Requirements & Download
installation
- install xcode
- install the Command Line Tools (open Xcode > Preferences > Downloads)
- install Qt libraries ( qt-opensource-mac-x64-clang-5.4.0.dmg )
- create a virtual env
- unzip and compile SIP and PyQt
mkdir pyqt
cd pyqt/
virtualenv qtenv
source qtenv/bin/activate
mkdir tmp
cp /Users/ge/Downloads/PyQt-gpl-5.4.1.tar.gz ./tmp
cp /Users/ge/Downloads/sip-4.16.7.tar.gz ./tmp
cd tmp/
tar xvf sip-4.16.7.tar.gz
tar xvf PyQt-gpl-5.4.1.tar.gz
cd sip-4.16.7
python configure.py -d /Users/ge/pyqt/qtenv/lib/python2.7/site-packages --arch x86_64
make
sudo make install
sudo make clean
cd ../PyQt-gpl-5.4.1
python configure.py --destdir /Users/ge/pyqt/qtenv/lib/python2.7/site-packages --qmake /Applications/Qt/5.4/clang_64/bin/qmake
make
sudo make install
sudo make clean
/Users/ge/pyqt/qtenv/bin/python -c "import PyQt5"
