Install pyqt4 in mac

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 ?

1. Download the SIP package (snapshot for OS x )
2. Download the PyQt package (snapshot for OS x)
3. Download Qt
4. Install Qt
   
5. Install SIP
   
6. Install PyQt
7. 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

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cd ~/Downloads/sip-4.11-snapshot-052b642f04a8

and we are gonna try to install it with the following lines :

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pythonconfigure.py-d/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages--archx86_64

– arch i386 is to specify that we want this architecture

then lets make it and install it with the following commands :

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make

sudo make install

PyQt4:

Once installed let’s move back an go to the PyQt folder to configure it and install it with the following command :

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cd..

cdPyQt-mac-gpl-snapshot-4.7.5-8a6793a155e0

and let’s try to configure it with the right things

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python configure-ng.py -q /usr/bin/qmake-4.8 -d /Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/ --use-arch x86_64

then let’s make them with:

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make

sudomakeinstall

and now, everything should be Up and running.