[Pythonmac-SIG] Py2app: import errors while running the installedapp (PyQt4.Qt imports)

[Ninad Sathaye]

Hi all, 

Does anyone know how to resolve this issue? (or if this or similar topic has
been discussed previously, can someone point me to that thread?)

Thanks,

Ninad

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ninad Sathaye [mailto:ninad at nanorex.com] 
> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 10:22 AM
> To: pythonmac-sig at python.org
> Subject: [Pythonmac-SIG] Py2app: import errors while running 
> the installedapp (PyQt4.Qt imports)
> 
> Hi, 
> 
> I have built a package using py2app on MACOSX 10.3.9.  My 
> application uses Qt4.2
> (PyQt4.1.x) framework.  When run the application (installed 
> using the created
> package) it gives import errors.
> 
> Example: 
> "
> from PyQt4.Qt import QApplication
> ImportError : Cannot import name QApplication. 
> "
> 
> Py2app seems to break my PyQt4 directory into  two parts and 
> put them in different places : 
> (A) the Qt.pyc into 
> "/Contents/Resources/lib/python2.3/site-packages.zip/PyQt4"
> 
> (B) and the .so files [Example: QtGui.so] into 
> "/Contents/Resources/lib/python2.3/lib-dynload/PyQt4" 
> 
> Am I leaving out a necessary option?  [ I tried manually 
> copying .so files from
> (B) to (A) ..that resolved the import problems but then my 
> app crashed.] 
> 
> ++++
> Note: During the pkg building process, I got an error which 
> seems identical to the one in this message --
> 
> "http://mail.python.org/pipermail/pythonmac-sig/2007-February/
> 018659.html"   --
> 
> " malformed object (unknown flavor for flavor number 0 in 
> LC_UNIXTHREAD command 10 can't byte swap it) "
> 
> But the package still got built.  Could this be the 
> underlying problem? 
> 
> +++
> Specs --
> *System: PowerPC G4, OSX 10.3.9. 
> *Python version: Python2.3
> *Py2app details:  py2app-0.3.5, macholib-1.1, 
> modulegraph-0.7, setuptools-0.6c3
> ++++
> 
> Any help would be greatly appreciated. 
> 
> Best Regards, 
> 
> Ninad 
> 
> 
> 
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