Building WxPython master branch with python 3.10 - Linux

wxPython Dev
#1

Hi,

I am trying to build WxPython from src - using Github Master branch - on Ubuntu 22 with Python 3.10

Following the readme, the step:

python build.py dox etg --nodoc sip build

is returning the following error:

...
"/usr/bin/python" etg/auitabmdi.py --sip --nodoc
"/usr/bin/python" etg/mediactrl.py --sip --nodoc
Finished command: etg (0m21.52s)
Running command: sip
Running SIP code generator on: sip/gen/_core.sip
build.py: An internal error occurred...
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/epinux/dev/Phoenix/build.py", line 2321, in <module>
    main(sys.argv[1:])
  File "/home/epinux/dev/Phoenix/build.py", line 202, in main
    function(options, args)
  File "/home/epinux/dev/Phoenix/build.py", line 1287, in cmd_sip
    sip_runner(src_name,
  File "/home/epinux/dev/Phoenix/buildtools/wxpysip.py", line 98, in sip_runner
    handle_exception(e)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/sipbuild/exceptions.py", line 81, in handle_exception
    raise e
  File "/home/epinux/dev/Phoenix/buildtools/wxpysip.py", line 65, in sip_runner
    set_globals(SIP_VERSION, SIP_VERSION_STR, int(abi_major), int(abi_minor),
TypeError: function takes exactly 7 arguments (6 given)
Finished command: sip (0.18s)

Full log at: https://gist.github.com/epifanio/20348fc1b50bc097ded8f9a4123d9f3a

My sip version is:

sip -V       
4.19.25

I installed pytho3-sipbuild package from the ubuntu repository.

Thanks for any advice on how to fix it.

#2

You need to use sip 5.5.0. If Ubuntu doesn’t have that version packaged,
you’ll need to install it from PyPI.

Scott

#3

Hi,

The sip version I have is the one provided by the system package manager (deb packages from the Ubuntu jammy release) - python3-sipbuild : Jammy (22.04) : Ubuntu

but I am confused regarding the version installed/used

➜  ~ sip -V
4.19.25
➜  ~ which sip
/usr/bin/sip
➜  ~ pip install -U sip
Defaulting to user installation because normal site-packages is not writeable
Requirement already satisfied: sip in /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages (6.5.0)

Which package do I need to install/upgrade?

From the website, I can see I do have the latest stable version installed: Riverbank Computing | Download → 4.19.25

#4

You need to install sip 5.5.0 so that the wxPython build process sees it.
You may wish to use a venv, e.g.:

python3 -m venv env
source env/bin/activate
pip install sip == 5.5.0

Scott

#5

Thanks! that worked fine :slight_smile:

#6

I ran into a similar problem with sip 6.6.1