This is the command line that I used to install
'(venv) C:\Windows\System32>pip install pyqt6'
Collecting pyqt6
Using cached PyQt6-6.2.2.tar.gz (1.0 MB)
Installing build dependencies ... done
Getting requirements to build wheel ... done
Preparing metadata (pyproject.toml) ... error
error: subprocess-exited-with-error
× Preparing metadata (pyproject.toml) did not run successfully.
│ exit code: 1
╰─> [29 lines of output]
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "D:\hamza\arbah\venv\lib\site-
packages\pip\_vendor\pep517\in_process\_in_process.py",
line 156, in prepare_metadata_for_build_wheel
hook = backend.prepare_metadata_for_build_wheel
AttributeError: module 'sipbuild.api' has no attribute
'prepare_metadata_for_build_wheel'
During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
Traceback (most recent call last):
note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a
problem with pip.
error: metadata-generation-failed
How to solve this problem?
PyQt6 windows requirement: Windows 10 (1809 or later)
Therefore, it does not work on Windows 7
source: https://www.qt.io/product/qt6/technical-specifications