PyGObject on Windows “ERROR:root:Could not find any typelib for Gtk”

Question

I need help setting up PyGObject under Windows. I've installed it but I get the following error when importing Gtk and Gdk from gi.repository

ERROR:root:Could not find any typelib for Gtk
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "example.py", line 2, in <module>
    from gi.repository import Gtk
ImportError: cannot import name Gtk

I'm able to import gi.repository.GLib , gi.repository.Gio , gi.repository.GObject , gi.repository.cairo and cairo but I can't import gi.repository.Gtk and gi.repository.Gdk and gi.repository.GdkPixbuf .

I have tried uninstalling it from the uninstaller in add/remove programs and then reinstalling it but the error persisted.

If someone could help that would be really appreciated.

Answer 1

I dont know if this is the right answer but check if you have Gtk-version_number.typelib file in you installation. I had similar problem but I had this problem when I built my program with pyinstaller. I just copied .typelib files and my program worked. I dont know if this applies here but try finding that file and copying to installation sub directory where other .typelib files are.