ImportError: No module named PyQt4

Question

I installed pyqt4 by using Homebrew. But when I import PyQt4 in python interpreter, It said that \"No module named PyQt4\". Can somebody help me with that?

Answer 1

You have to check which Python you are using. I had the same problem because the Python I was using was not the same one that brew was using. In your command line:

1. which python
   output: /usr/bin/python
2. which brew
   output: /usr/local/bin/brew     //so they are different
3. cd /usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages
4. ls   //you can see PyQt4 and sip are here
5. Now you need to add usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages to your python path.
6. open ~/.bash_profile   //you will open your bash_profile file in your editor
7. Add 'export PYTHONPATH=/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages:$PYTHONPATH' to your bash file and save it
8. Close your terminal and restart it to reload the shell
9. python
10. import PyQt4    // it is ok now