ImportError: cannot import name QVariant

[csiebert]

I am trying to compile calbrie 0.7.46 and I have hacked my way through all of the pre reqs but now I cant get past this error. Could someone point me to a clue?

root@debian:/calibre# python setup.py install

*
* Running build
*


####### Building extension icu #######

####### Building extension sqlite_custom #######

####### Building extension chmlib #######

####### Building extension chm_extra #######

####### Building extension magick #######

####### Building extension pdfreflow #######

####### Building extension lzx #######

####### Building extension fontconfig #######

####### Building extension msdes #######

####### Building extension cPalmdoc #######

####### Building extension podofo #######

####### Building extension pictureflow #######

####### Building extension progress_indicator #######

*
* Running gui
*

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "setup.py", line 99, in <module>
sys.exit(main())
File "setup.py", line 85, in main
command.run_all(opts)
File "/calibre/setup/__init__.py", line 159, in run_all
self.run_cmd(self, opts)
File "/calibre/setup/__init__.py", line 152, in run_cmd
self.run_cmd(scmd, opts)
File "/calibre/setup/__init__.py", line 155, in run_cmd
cmd.run(opts)
File "/calibre/setup/gui.py", line 36, in run
self.build_forms()
File "/calibre/setup/gui.py", line 59, in build_forms
from calibre.gui2 import build_forms
File "/calibre/src/calibre/gui2/__init__.py", line 8, in <module>
from PyQt4.Qt import QVariant, QFileInfo, QObject, SIGNAL, QBuffer, Qt, \
ImportError: cannot import name QVariant

Thanks for your help

P.S. Kovid ROCKS!!

[kovidgoyal]

Are you using python 3?

[csiebert]

when I do this at the shell prompt I get:

root@debian:/calibre# python --version
Python 2.6.6
root@debian:/calibre#

[kovidgoyal]

Then you either have a damaged PyQt installation or your PyQt is setup to disable the QVariant API which calibre requires.

I suggest you install the calibre binary instead of trying to install from source. calibre has so many dependencies that trying to install from source is hard.

Note that you can install the binary and still run from source, instructions for doing that are in the User Manual under the development environment section.

[csiebert]

Thanks Kovid, but now its a quest!! . and besides, I am installing this on an ARM processor with Debian.

I did have issues getting the PyQt4 to install. what should be installed here and do I do the devel or just the regular stuff?

thanks

Cliff

[kovidgoyal]

You will need the dev libraries

[user_none]

The deveopment packages are required to build. Once built only the regular packages are needed.

[csiebert]

thanks guys. I will start from scratch. damn that was a lot of work hacking my way through all of the pre-reqs!! .