Exception importing PyQt5.QtWidgets and others

ullix ullix at urkam.de
Mon Jan 8 14:27:52 GMT 2024


As you see in the footer to my mail, I am using a - fully updated - 
Min21.2, based on Ubuntu 22.04.

If their GLIBC is outdated for QT5, I'd expect much wider problems!

ullix


Am 08.01.24 um 15:12 schrieb Phil Thompson:
> On 08/01/2024 12:50, ullix wrote:
>> I get this traceback on Exception when importing:
>>
>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>   File "/home/ullix/geigerlog/geigerlog/gsup_utils.py", line 185, in 
>> <module>
>> from PyQt5.QtWidgets import *
>> ImportError:
>> /home/ullix/geigerlog/geigerlog/venvGL67/lib/python3.10/site-packages/PyQt5/QtWidgets.abi3.so: 
>>
>> undefined symbol: _ZdlPvm, version Qt_5
>>
>> I have this version installed in a venv:
>> Module: PyQt5                  Installed Version: 5.15.10
>>
>> I downgraded the version to .9, .8. .7, .6, .5, .4, .3 and all failed
>> in the same way (QtWidgets.abi3.so: undefined symbol: _ZdlPvm, version
>> Qt_5)
>>
>> In the older versions 5.15.2,  .1,  .0 it worked ok.
>>
>>
>> Also tried other imports and it failed:
>> import PyQt5.QtCore
>> ImportError:
>> /home/ullix/geigerlog/geigerlog/venvGL67/lib/python3.10/site-packages/PyQt5/QtCore.abi3.so: 
>>
>> undefined symbol: _ZdlPvm, version Qt_5
>>
>> While this again worked-on up to  15.5.2 but not on later versions.
>>
>>
>> Further, I tried:
>> importPyQt5
>>
>> and at least this import worked on all versions from 15.5.0 to 15.5.10
>> ullix
>> $ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID:
>> Linuxmint Description: Linux Mint 21.2 Release: 21.2 Codename:
>> victoria
>> $ uname -a Linux urkam 5.15.0-91-generic #101-Ubuntu SMP Tue Nov 14
>> 13:30:08 UTC 2023 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
>
> I suspect that this is because your version of GLIBC is too old for 
> later versions of Qt5.
>
> Phil


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