Note : this is a tutorial on Mac OS X 10.6.4, with : PyQt-mac-gpl-snapshot-4.7.5-8a6793a155e0.tar.gz and with : sip-4.11-snapshot-052b642f04a8.tar.gz.
It should be the same on previous and next versions. ( if you have some bugs you may also contact me )
How to install PyQt4 ?
- Download the SIP package (snapshot for OS x )
- Download the PyQt package (snapshot for OS x)
- Download Qt
- Install Qt
- Install SIP
- Install PyQt
- and try !
Let’s download the Qt binary from the website : Download site (You may take the complete SDK)
Let’s download the SIP snapshot : Download site (for OS x)
Let’s download the PyQt snapshot : Download site (for OS x)
And now let’s install the first Qt binary, just follow and click on next until it as finished to install.
SIP :
SIP is the program that bind C++ with Python
let’s go were you have downloaded the sip tar.gz and enter the folder
and we are gonna try to install it with the following lines :
– arch i386 is to specify that we want this architecture
then lets make it and install it with the following commands :
PyQt4:
Once installed let’s move back an go to the PyQt folder to configure it and install it with the following command :
and let’s try to configure it with the right things
then let’s make them with:
and now, everything should be Up and running.