installing on OSX ImportError("Spyder requires PySide or PyQt to be installed")

[Peter Tittmann]

Hi,

I'm using the development version and have installed all of the
dependencies. When I attempt to run spyder:

$ spyder

i get the following:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/local/bin/spyder", line 2, in <module>
from spyderlib import spyder
File "/Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/spyderlib/spyder.py", line
30, in <module>
from spyderlib import qt #analysis:ignore
File "/Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/spyderlib/qt/__init__.py",
line 38, in <module>
raise ImportError("Spyder requires PySide or PyQt to be installed")
ImportError: Spyder requires PySide or PyQt to be installed
viking:~ petert$ sudo spyder
Password:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/local/bin/spyder", line 2, in <module>
from spyderlib import spyder
File "/Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/spyderlib/spyder.py", line
30, in <module>
from spyderlib import qt #analysis:ignore
File "/Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/spyderlib/qt/__init__.py",
line 38, in <module>
raise ImportError("Spyder requires PySide or PyQt to be installed")
ImportError: Spyder requires PySide or PyQt to be installed

I have tried installing both PySide and PyQt from MacPorts and
downloading/installing the binaries directly to no avail.

Can anyone suggest a solution?

Thanks,

Peter

[zachcp]

I am having the same problem. Did you ever figure out how to get Spyder working?

thanks,

zach cp

[Carlos Córdoba]

You can try to install PyQt using homebrew. I did it some time ago and it went pretty well. Spyder on OS X is really a second class citizen. We'll try to improve the situation during the summer or perhaps at the end of the year.

Cheers,
Carlos

El 15/05/12 10:12, zachcp escribió:

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[Peter Tittmann]

I abandoned MacPorts and manually installed SIP and PyQt. There gets to be a bit of confusion with the system python on OSXand whatever macports installs. I used the enthought python distribution for osx as a starting point, then:

1. install QT using the source tar ball here

2. install SIP from Riverbank here

3. install PyQt from RIverbank here

Theres a bit more rambling about this on my blog here.

I fully agree that spyder on OSX needs help. Such a great tool, though. Thanks Carlos, Pierre etc.

Good luck!