Bug 331 – cannot install pyside-0.4.0-py2.6.exe in windows

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Bug 331 - cannot install pyside-0.4.0-py2.6.exe in windows

Summary:

cannot install pyside-0.4.0-py2.6.exe in windows

Status:	CLOSED FIXED

Product:	PySide
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	PySide
Version:	0.4.0
Platform:	PC MS Windows XP/Vista/7

Importance:	P5 normal
Assigned To:	renato filho

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Depends on:
Blocks:
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Reported:	2010-08-31 20:47 EEST by kim.dohhyoung
Modified:	2010-09-10 19:21 EEST (History)
CC List:	10 users (show)

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Description kim.dohhyoung 2010-08-31 20:47:03 EEST

Hi, 

I tried to install pyside 0.4.0 for python 2.6 in windows, but failed.

My OS is windows 7 and I and using python 2.6 (installed in C:\Python26)
I downloaded pyside-0.4.0-py2.6.exe and qt libraries from
http://www.pyside.org/downloads .

When I executed the pyside-0.4.0-py2.6.exe file, it show the following error
message:
"PySide requires Python 2.6 and it was not found in your system. Install it and
try again."

As I told you, I am already using python 2.6 and pyqt. I don't know what is the
problem.

Comment 1 Hugo Parente Lima 2010-09-01 10:29:35 EEST

How did you installed Python on your system? zip file or windows installer?

There is this key on your windows registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Python\PythonCore\2.6\InstallPath

Comment 2 Kevin Mullins 2010-09-01 13:28:37 EEST

I'm betting you have the AMD64 build of Python 2.6 installed on a Windows 7
64-bit.  The pyside install is 32-bit and is trying to find the 32-bit install
of Python 2.6 which would be under the key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Python\PythonCore\2.6\InstallPath.

Kevin

Comment 3 Hugo Parente Lima 2010-09-01 15:13:23 EEST

Kevin is right, the installer is for Windows 32bits.

Comment 4 kim.dohhyoung 2010-09-01 20:03:33 EEST

My system is 32bit and I installed python and its packages using python (x,y)
2.6.5.1.

I checked the registry as Hugo and Kevin said and found that there is no
registry information for python 2.6. After fixing the registry, I succeeded in
installing PySide. 

Thank you.

Comment 5 Matti Airas 2010-09-02 04:09:07 EEST

I'm reopening since the Python(x,y) installation issue appears to be a
recurring one. Either a bug against Python(x,y) should be opened, or a
workaround implemented.

Comment 6 Matti Airas 2010-09-02 04:09:45 EEST

*** Bug 337 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 7 halida 2010-09-02 04:26:09 EEST

I think windows installer should let user can choose Python path.

Comment 8 Hugo Parente Lima 2010-09-02 11:22:44 EEST

(In reply to comment #7)
> I think windows installer should let user can choose Python path.

You are right, if the installed was unable to detect the Python install
location it should ask the user where Python was installed.

Comment 9 Hugo Parente Lima 2010-09-10 14:14:57 EEST

Fixed in commit
packaging/88e23fa043fd296a4d0e494cd11818725ff07355

The new behaviour is:

- Try to find Python installation.
- Ask the used where Python was installed, but pre-filling the edit box with
the value found, if any.
- Test if the Python directory informed by the used is a valid one, running the
command:

<PYTHON_DIR>\python.exe -c "import sys;assert '%d.%d' % sys.version_info[:2] ==
'<PYTHON_VERSION>'"