PyQt and Snow Leopard

There are some 64-bit related issues when using PyQt and Snow Leopard. There’s the way to resolve it by reverting to 32-bits:

1. Get the latest versions of PyQt and SIP. You need Qt installed of course.
2. Configure SIP using

python configure.py --arch i386

1. Configure PyQt using

python configure.py --use-arch=i386

1. Finally, make sure your python is running in 32-bit mode because current Qt doesn’t support 64-bit mode. Add

• export VERSIONER_PYTHON_PREFER_32_BIT=yes

1. to your .bash_profile in your home directory
2. If your Python still refuses to run in 32 bit mode, try

• arch -i386 python