Requirements

• Python >= 3.4

• Setuptools (https://github.com/pypa/setuptools)

• PyQt4 / PyQt5 / PySide / PySide2

Example

setup.py:

from setuptools import setup
from setup_qt import build_qt

setup(
    name='example',
    version='1.0.0',
    description='setup_qt example',
    author='Monty Python',
    author_email='monty.python@example.com',
    url='https://www.example.com',
    license='MIT',
    packages=['example'],
    package_data={
        'example': [
            '*.ui',
            '*.qrc',
            'languages/*.ts',
            'languages/*.qm',
        ],
    },
    entry_points={
        'gui_scripts': [
            'example=example.__main__:main',
        ],
    },
    install_requires=[
        'PyQt5',
        'Qt.py',
    ],
    options=[
        'build_qt': {
            'packages': ['example'],
            'languages': ['cs'],           # optional
            'languages_dir': 'languages',  # optional ('languages' is default)
            'bindings': 'PyQt5',           # optional ('PyQt5' is default)
            'replacement_bindings': 'Qt',  # optional (for Qt.py wrapper usage)
        },
    ],
    cmdclass={
        'build_qt': build_qt,
    },
)

Usage:

[user@host ~]$ python setup.py build_qt
running build_qt
compiling example Qt resource files...
compiling example Qt UI files...
updating example Qt translation files...
compiling example Qt translation files...

Help

Options for 'build_qt' command:
  --packages              List of comma separated packages in which to
                          recursively find .qrc, .ui and .ts files
  --languages             List of comma separated translation languages (could
                          be empty)
  --languages-dir         Directory with translation files (could be empty,
                          default is "languages")
  --bindings              Qt binding from which to use pyrcc, pyuic and
                          pylupdate commands (default is PyQt5)
  --replacement-bindings  Qt bindings replacement (e.g. if using wrapper like
                          Qt.py or QtPy)
  --pyrcc                 pyrcc command executable
  --pyuic                 pyuic command executable
  --pylupdate             pylupdate command executable
  --lrelease              lrelease command executable
  --filename-qrc          name template for .py files compiled from .qrc files
  --filename-ui           name template for .py files compiled from .ui files
  --filename-ts           name template for newly created .ts files