macOS Sierra install PyQt5 for python2.7

Question

I'm trying desperately to install PyQt5 for python2.7 on my Mac running macOS Sierra. I've tried running:

brew install pyqt5

As well as downloading the source code and compiling myself. Can anybody provide me with some quick commands that I can copy/paste into terminal to install PyQt5 for python2.7?

Answer 1

This is a pretty good rundown of the problem, and a solution:

https://plashless.wordpress.com/2014/03/26/building-pyqt5-for-python2-7-on-a-clean-ubuntu-13-10-build-machine/

I suppose you don't see using python3 as an option. Even within a virtualenv? Developing new software using python2 may become increasingly frustrating (more and more problems like the one you're encountering).

sudo easy_install pip
sudo pip install virtualenv
brew install python3
virtualenv -p python3 venv
. venv/bin/activate
pip install pyqt5
# PROFIT