The PyQt4 Build System¶
New in version 4.10.
SIP v5 will not include an extensible build system, i.e it will not provide an
equivalent of SIP v4’s sipconfig module.  Consequently a version of PyQt
built with SIP v5 will not provide an equivalent of the
pyqtconfig module.  However there is still a need for certain
information to be shared between PyQt and other modules (such as QScintilla’s
Qsci module) that are built on top of it.  Specifically it is
important that the same -t and -x command line flags are passed to the
sip executable to create, for example, the QScintilla bindings as were
passed to create the PyQt bindings.
Starting with v4.10, PyQt4.QtCore.PYQT_CONFIGURATION is a dict that
describes how PyQt was configured.  At the moment it contains a single value
called sip_flags which is a string containing the appropriate -t and
-x flags.
The Old Build System¶
Deprecated since version 4.10.
The old PyQt4 build system is an extension of the SIP v4 build system and is
implemented by the pyqtconfig module.  It can be used by
configuration scripts of other bindings that build on top of PyQt4 and takes
care of the details of the Qt installation.
Note that the pyqtconfig module is only created if you use
configure.py and not if you use configure-ng.py.
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class PyQt4.pyqtconfig.Configuration(sub_cfg=None)¶
- This class encapsulates configuration values that can be accessed as instance objects. It is derived from - sipconfig.Configuration.- Parameters: - sub_cfg – an optional list of sub-class configurations. It should only be used by the - __init__()method of a sub-class to append its own dictionary of configuration values before passing the list to its super-class.- 
pyqt_bin_dir¶
- The name of the directory where the PyQt4 utilities are installed. 
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pyqt_config_args¶
- The command line passed to configure.py when PyQt4 was configured. 
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pyqt_mod_dir¶
- The name of the directory where the - PyQt4Python package is installed.
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pyqt_modules¶
- A space separated string of installed PyQt4 modules. The - Qtmodule is not included.
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pyqt_sip_dir¶
- The name of the base directory where PyQt4’s - .sipfiles are installed. Each module’s- .sipfiles are installed in a sub-directory with the same name as the module.
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pyqt_sip_flags¶
- A space separated string of the sip command line options used to build the PyQt4 modules. These should also be used when building bindings that - %Importany PyQt4 modules.
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pyqt_version¶
- The PyQt4 version as a 3 part hexadecimal number (e.g. v4.0.1 is represented as - 0x040001).
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pyqt_version_str¶
- The PyQt4 version as a string. For development previews it will start with - preview-or- snapshot-.
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qt_data_dir¶
- The value of - QLibraryInfo::location(DataPath)for the Qt installation.
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qt_archdata_dir¶
- When building against Qt v5 this is the value of - QLibraryInfo::location(ArchDataPath). When building against Qt v4 it is the value of- QLibraryInfo::location(DataPath).
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qt_dir¶
- The root directory of the Qt installation (normally the directory that contains the - bindirectory).
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qt_edition¶
- The Qt edition. 
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qt_framework¶
- Set if Qt is built as a MacOS/X framework. 
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qt_inc_dir¶
- The value of - QLibraryInfo::location(HeadersPath)for the Qt installation.
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qt_lib_dir¶
- The value of - QLibraryInfo::location(LibrariesPath)for the Qt installation.
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qt_threaded¶
- Set if Qt is built with thread support (always set for PyQt4). 
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qt_version¶
- The Qt version as a 3 part hexadecimal number (e.g. v4.1.2 is represented as - 0x040102).
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qt_winconfig¶
- Additional Windows specific configuration. 
 
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class PyQt4.pyqtconfig.QtAssistantModuleMakefile¶
- This class encapsulates a Makefile to build a SIP generated Python extension module that is built on the PyQt4 - QtAssistantmodule.
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class PyQt4.pyqtconfig.QAxContainerModuleMakefile¶
- This class encapsulates a Makefile to build a SIP generated Python extension module that is built on the PyQt4 - QAxContainermodule.
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class PyQt4.pyqtconfig.QtCoreModuleMakefile¶
- This class encapsulates a Makefile to build a SIP generated Python extension module that is built on the PyQt4 - QtCoremodule.
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class PyQt4.pyqtconfig.QtDBusModuleMakefile¶
- This class encapsulates a Makefile to build a SIP generated Python extension module that is built on the PyQt4 - QtDBusmodule.
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class PyQt4.pyqtconfig.QtDeclarativeModuleMakefile¶
- This class encapsulates a Makefile to build a SIP generated Python extension module that is built on the PyQt4 - QtDeclarativemodule.
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class PyQt4.pyqtconfig.QtDesignerModuleMakefile¶
- This class encapsulates a Makefile to build a SIP generated Python extension module that is built on the PyQt4 - QtDesignermodule.
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class PyQt4.pyqtconfig.QtGuiModuleMakefile¶
- This class encapsulates a Makefile to build a SIP generated Python extension module that is built on the PyQt4 - QtGuimodule.
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class PyQt4.pyqtconfig.QtHelpModuleMakefile¶
- This class encapsulates a Makefile to build a SIP generated Python extension module that is built on the PyQt4 - QtHelpmodule.
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class PyQt4.pyqtconfig.QtMultimediaModuleMakefile¶
- This class encapsulates a Makefile to build a SIP generated Python extension module that is built on the PyQt4 - QtMultimediamodule.
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class PyQt4.pyqtconfig.QtNetworkModuleMakefile¶
- This class encapsulates a Makefile to build a SIP generated Python extension module that is built on the PyQt4 - QtNetworkmodule.
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class PyQt4.pyqtconfig.QtOpenGLModuleMakefile¶
- This class encapsulates a Makefile to build a SIP generated Python extension module that is built on the PyQt4 - QtOpenGLmodule.
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class PyQt4.pyqtconfig.QtScriptModuleMakefile¶
- This class encapsulates a Makefile to build a SIP generated Python extension module that is built on the PyQt4 - QtScriptmodule.
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class PyQt4.pyqtconfig.QtScriptToolsModuleMakefile¶
- This class encapsulates a Makefile to build a SIP generated Python extension module that is built on the PyQt4 - QtScriptToolsmodule.
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class PyQt4.pyqtconfig.QtSqlModuleMakefile¶
- This class encapsulates a Makefile to build a SIP generated Python extension module that is built on the PyQt4 - QtSqlmodule.
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class PyQt4.pyqtconfig.QtSvgModuleMakefile¶
- This class encapsulates a Makefile to build a SIP generated Python extension module that is built on the PyQt4 - QtSvgmodule.
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class PyQt4.pyqtconfig.QtTestModuleMakefile¶
- This class encapsulates a Makefile to build a SIP generated Python extension module that is built on the PyQt4 - QtTestmodule.
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class PyQt4.pyqtconfig.QtWebKitModuleMakefile¶
- This class encapsulates a Makefile to build a SIP generated Python extension module that is built on the PyQt4 - QtWebKitmodule.
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class PyQt4.pyqtconfig.QtXmlModuleMakefile¶
- This class encapsulates a Makefile to build a SIP generated Python extension module that is built on the PyQt4 - QtXmlmodule.
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class PyQt4.pyqtconfig.QtXmlPatternsModuleMakefile¶
- This class encapsulates a Makefile to build a SIP generated Python extension module that is built on the PyQt4 - QtXmlPatternsmodule.
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class PyQt4.pyqtconfig.phononModuleMakefile¶
- This class encapsulates a Makefile to build a SIP generated Python extension module that is built on the PyQt4 - phononmodule.
