[Qgis-user] SIP problem on startup

[Noli Sicad]

Hi John,

You have to install python-qgis, then you will have "Fetch Python
Plugin" in Plugin Menubar as first menu item.

Noli

On 2/17/11, John <washakie at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks Noli,
>
> Yes, Ubuntu 10.10
>
> Trunk seems to be working for me, at least I don't get the error
> message. Is there a way to test though?
>
> Also, shouldn't I have a menu option: Plugins > Install Plugins? I
> only have "Manage Plugins". How do I install new plugins?
>
> Sorry for my ignorance,
> john
>
> On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 1:05 AM, Noli Sicad <nsicad at gmail.com> wrote:
>> John,
>>
>> I guess this is in Linux i.e. Ubuntu.
>>
>> The sip module is new and not compatible with qgis.
>>
>> This is the same problem with this posting below.
>>
>> http://www.mail-archive.com/qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org/msg08737.html
>>
>> Noli
>>
>>
>> On 2/17/11, John <washakie at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Apologies if this is a double post, but I had some problems with my
>>> initial list subscription.
>>> Hello, I'm trying to run QGIS, but I get the following error on start up:
>>>
>>> Couldn't load PyQGIS.
>>> Python support will be disabled.
>>>
>>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>>  File "", line 1, in
>>> RuntimeError: the sip module implements API v8.0 but the qgis.core
>>> module requires API v7.1
>>>
>>> Seems rather critical to have Python support.
>>>
>>> Does anyone have any ideas?
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> john
>>>
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