How to install PyQt5 on Windows?

Question

When I try installing the PyQt5 on Windows using the command

python configure.py

I get this error:

Error: Make sure you have a working Qt qmake on your PATH.

I got the pyQt5 from PyQt5 Download.

How can I install PyQt5?

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Update:

I installed Qt 5.0.2 for Windows 64-bit (VS 2012, 500 MB) from the Qt Download page and now I have this error:

Querying qmake about your Qt installation...
Determining the details of your Qt installation...
Error: Failed to determine the detail of your Qt installation. Try again using
the --verbose flag to see more detail about the problem.

And when I execute the command python configure.py --verbose:

Querying qmake about your Qt installation...
Determining the details of your Qt installation...
C:\Qt\Qt5.0.2\5.0.2\msvc2012_64\bin\qmake.exe -spec win32-msvc2008 -o qtdetail.m
k qtdetail.pro
nmake -f qtdetail.mk release
'nmake' não é reconhecido como um comando interno
ou externo, um programa operável ou um arquivo em lotes.
Error: Failed to determine the detail of your Qt installation. Try again using
the --verbose flag to see more detail about the problem.

I added C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\VC\bin (contains nmake.exe) to PATH and I got this error:

Querying qmake about your Qt installation...
Determining the details of your Qt installation...
C:\Qt\Qt5.0.2\5.0.2\msvc2012_64\bin\qmake.exe -spec win32-msvc2008 -o qtdetail.mk qtdetail.pro
nmake -f qtdetail.mk release


Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 11.00.50727.1

Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.


  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\VC\bin\nmake.exe" -f qtdetail.mk.Release


Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 11.00.50727.1

Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

  cl -c -nologo -Zm200 -Zc:wchar_t -O2 -MD -GR -W3 -w34100 -w34189 -EHsc -DUNICODE -DWIN32 -DQT_NO_DEBUG -DQT_CORE_LIB -I"..\..\..\..\..\..\..\Qt\Qt5.0.2\5.0.2\msvc2012_64\include" -I"..\..\..\..\..\..\..\Qt\Qt5.0.2\5.0.2\msvc2012_64\include\QtCore" -I"release" -I"..\..\..\..\..\..\..\Qt\Qt5.0.2\5.0.2\msvc2012_64\mkspecs\win32-msvc2008" -Forelease\ @C:\Users\Victor\AppData\Local\Temp\nm68EA.tmp

NMAKE : fatal error U1077: '"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\VC\bin\cl.EXE"' : return code '0xc0000135'

Stop.

NMAKE : fatal error U1077: '"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\VC\bin\nmake.exe"' : return code '0x2'

Stop.

Answer 1

If you are using canopy, use the package manager to install qt (and or pyqt)

Answer 2

I found a partial solution...

Steps to install pyQt5 (with VS 2012) on Windows:

1) Install the binary file Qt 5.0.2 for Windows 64-bit (VS 2012, 500 MB) from here.

2) Get sip-4.14.7 (development snapshot) from here.

3) Extract the file and open the Developer Command Prompt for VS2012.

4) Execute these commands (in sip folder):

python configure.py
nmake
nmake install

5) Get the pyQt5 from here.

6) Extract the file and open the VS2012 x64 Native Tools Command Prompt.

7) Execute these commands:

python configure.py

UPDATE: When execute these commands below is not working:

nmake
nmake install

Solution: I will try use pyQt4 with Qt5... because pyQt5 is in development and doesn't have support/documentation yet.

Answer 3

I'm new to both Python and PyQt5. I tried to use pip, but I was having problems with it using a Windows machine. If you have a version of Python 3.4 or above, pip is installed and ready to use like so:

python -m pip install pyqt5 

That's of course assuming that the path for Python executable is in your PATH environment variable. Otherwise include the full path to Python executable (you can type where python to the Command Window to find it) like:

C:\users\userName\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python34\python.exe -m pip install pyqt5

Answer 4

Another command under the cmd is:

easy_install pyqt5