Moving qt.conf creation to setup.py

Author: mottosso

PyQt5/__init__.py

@@ -35,25 +35,3 @@
 qt_version_info = (5, 4, 0)
 qt_version = "%s.%s.%s" % qt_version_info
 __qt_version__ = qt_version
-
-
-def __createqtconf():
-    """Create a qt.conf file next to the current executable"""
-
-    template = """[Paths]
-Prefix = {path}
-Binaries = {path}
-"""
-
-    exedir = os.path.dirname(sys.executable)
-    qtpath = os.path.join(exedir, "qt.conf")
-    binpath = os.path.dirname(__file__).replace("\\", "/")
-
-    if not os.path.exists(qtpath):
-        try:
-            with open(qtpath, "w") as f:
-                f.write(template.format(path=binpath))
-        except Exception as e:
-            sys.stderr.write("Could not write qt.conf: %s" % e)
-
-__createqtconf()

setup.py

@@ -46,6 +46,27 @@ def get_readme():
     return readme
 
 
+def createqtconf():
+    """Create a qt.conf file next to the current executable"""
+
+    template = """[Paths]
+Prefix = {path}
+Binaries = {path}
+"""
+
+    import PyQt5
+
+    exedir = os.path.dirname(sys.executable)
+    qtpath = os.path.join(exedir, "qt.conf")
+    binpath = os.path.dirname(PyQt5.__file__).replace("\\", "/")
+
+    try:
+        with open(qtpath, "w") as f:
+            f.write(template.format(path=binpath))
+    except:
+        pass
+
+
 classifiers = [
     'Development Status :: 4 - Beta',
     'Intended Audience :: Developers',
@@ -73,3 +94,6 @@ def get_readme():
     package_data=get_package_data(),
     data_files=get_data_files()
 )
+
+# Attempt to automatically create a qt.conf
+createqtconf()