How to install pyqt4 on ubuntu

Install and run "hello world" example

• apt-cache search pyqt

• sudo apt-get install python-qt4

• Create a file ~/tmp/helloworld.py

  import sys
  from PyQt4.QtGui import *
  app = QApplication(sys.argv)
  button = QPushButton("Hello World", None)
  button.show()
  app.exec_()
  

• Run it:

  python ~/tmp/helloworld.py

  You should see a window with a single button pop up.

Install additional examples

• For more examples, install the python-qt4-doc package:

  sudo apt-get install python-qt4-doc

• After installation, the examples are located at:

  /usr/share/doc/python-qt4-doc/examples