[FIXED] How to run pyside_postinstall.py on virtualenv copy of PySide?

Issue

I get the following error when attempting to run a virtualenv ipython on the qt gui:

ImportError: libpyside-python2.7.so.1.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

To 'install' PySide on my virtualenv I just copied over system built PySide from /usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages to the virtual environment's site-packages. I understand the post installation script does the dynamic linking. This obviously works for the system installed PySide package but how do I run post installation similarly for the virtualenv copied libs?

Solution

Please see the detailed howto on PyPI: Installing PySide distribution into virtual Python environment

Answered By - rlacko