ImportError: No module named PyQt4

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Win83 picture Win83 · Jun 8, 2013 · Viewed 112.9k times · Source

I installed pyqt4 by using Homebrew. But when I import PyQt4 in python interpreter, It said that "No module named PyQt4". Can somebody help me with that?

Answer

Samuel John picture Samuel John · Jun 12, 2013

After brew install pyqt, you can brew test pyqt which will use the python you have got in your PATH in oder to do the test (show a Qt window).

For non-brewed Python, you'll have to set your PYTHONPATH as brew info pyqt will tell.

Sometimes it is necessary to open a new shell or tap in order to use the freshly brewed binaries.

I frequently check these issues by printing the sys.path from inside of python: python -c "import sys; print(sys.path)" The $(brew --prefix)/lib/pythonX.Y/site-packages have to be in the sys.path in order to be able to import stuff. As said, for brewed python, this is default but for any other python, you will have to set the PYTHONPATH.

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