Could not load the Qt platform plugin "xcb"

arsaa

Sorry for repeated question, but I still can't resolve my problem.
I have anaconda3, Qt Creator and Qt Designer installed on Ubuntu 18.04. Everything worked fine until I tried to run (in anaconda spyder) a simple application which used QT Quick and QML.

Code
"""
import sys
from PySide2.QtWidgets import QApplication
from PySide2.QtQuick import QQuickView
from PySide2.QtCore import QUrl

app = QApplication([])
view = QQuickView()
url = QUrl("/path/to/file/pyside2/pyside_first.qml")

view.setSource(url)
view.show()
app.exec_()

"""

ipython console

"""
ImportError: /home/user/anaconda3/lib/python3.7/site-packages/PyQt5/../../../libQt5Core.so.5: version `Qt_5.14' not found (required by /home/user/anaconda3/lib/python3.7/site-packages/PySide2/libpyside2.abi3.so.5.14)

"""

I tried to execute code in system console.

"""
(base) UL30A:~$ python
Python 3.7.3 (default, Mar 27 2019, 22:11:17)
[GCC 7.3.0] :: Anaconda, Inc. on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.

import sys
from PySide2.QtWidgets import QApplication
from PySide2.QtQuick import QQuickView
from PySide2.QtCore import QUrl
app = QApplication([])
qt.qpa.plugin: Could not load the Qt platform plugin "xcb" in "" even though it was found.
This application failed to start because no Qt platform plugin could be initialized. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.

Available platform plugins are: eglfs, minimal, minimalegl, offscreen, vnc, xcb.
"""

Other applications with using PyQT5 or PySide2 without QML worked as expected

I tried to resolve this problem by editing qt.conf file and adding a right path to my qt platform version. I found

./anaconda3/lib/python3.7/site-packages/PySide2/Qt/libexec/qt.conf
./anaconda3/pkgs/qt-5.9.7-h5867ecd_1/bin/qt.conf
./anaconda3/pkgs/qt-5.9.7-h5867ecd_1/info/recipe/qt.conf
./anaconda3/bin/qt.conf

I do not know which of them I need to edit, which path I need to add and where I need to add it.

As concern to plugin "xcb" I found in my system

./anaconda3/lib/python3.7/site-packages/PySide2/Qt/plugins/platforms/libqxcb.so
./anaconda3/pkgs/qt-5.9.7-h5867ecd_1/plugins/platforms/libqxcb.so
./anaconda3/plugins/platforms/libqxcb.so

Again, what I need to do with this libraries? Copy them? Where?
Please, help to resolve this task.

SGaist

I would start by just creating an empty new conda environment and then install PySide2 in it so you can test it again.

JonB

@arsaa
There are a lot of hits if you Google for: Could not load the Qt platform plugin "xcb".

Start from e.g. https://forum.qt.io/topic/93247/qt-qpa-plugin-could-not-load-the-qt-platform-plugin-xcb-in-even-though-it-was-found, or others if they are more akin to your situation.

arsaa

JonB thank you for your reply. Before I wrote my post I have tried the solution described in the post you mentioned
@arsaa-UL30A:~$ sudo pacman -S libxcb
$: command not found

I tried ubuntu package manager
arsaa@arsaa-UL30A:~$ sudo apt install libxcb
[sudo] password for arsaa:
resolving dependencies...
No packages found

What wrong with my installation of Qt libraries?

I tried to run my code with QT_DEBUG_PLUGINS =1. I got information with QT_DEBUG_PLUGINS =1 and I am trying to guess what to do with it. :-)

.....
Got keys from plugin meta data ("xcb")
QFactoryLoader::QFactoryLoader() checking directory path "/home/arsaa/anaconda3/bin/platforms" ...
Cannot load library /home/arsaa/anaconda3/plugins/platforms/libqxcb.so: (/home/arsaa/anaconda3/plugins/platforms/../../lib/libQt5XcbQpa.so.5: symbol _ZN11QFontEngine14bitmapForGlyphEj6QFixedRK10QTransform version Qt_5_PRIVATE_API not defined in file libQt5Gui.so.5 with link time reference)
QLibraryPrivate::loadPlugin failed on "/home/arsaa/anaconda3/plugins/platforms/libqxcb.so" : "Cannot load library /home/arsaa/anaconda3/plugins/platforms/libqxcb.so: (/home/arsaa/anaconda3/plugins/platforms/../../lib/libQt5XcbQpa.so.5: symbol _ZN11QFontEngine14bitmapForGlyphEj6QFixedRK10QTransform version Qt_5_PRIVATE_API not defined in file libQt5Gui.so.5 with link time reference)"
qt.qpa.plugin: Could not load the Qt platform plugin "xcb" in "" even though it was found.
This application failed to start because no Qt platform plugin could be initialized. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.

Available platform plugins are: eglfs, minimal, minimalegl, offscreen, vnc, xcb

SGaist

Hi and welcome to devnet,

Are all your packages coming from the same conda channel ?

arsaa

Hi, SGaist. No, there was period of my learning Linux and Python and I installed packages from different sources. Do I need to reinstall anaconda?

SGaist

I would start by just creating an empty new conda environment and then install PySide2 in it so you can test it again.

arsaa

OK. It's late in Moscow now. I will do this tomorrrow with fresh head to escape mistakes :-)

arsaa

Hi, SGaist.

I created a new conda environment according to this article
https://uoa-eresearch.github.io/eresearch-cookbook/recipe/2014/11/20/conda/
I installed PySide2 in the new created environment
(qt_env) arsaa@arsaa-UL30A:~$ conda install -c conda-forge pyside2
Code I used in my first post was executed as expected in system console and in IPython console of Anaconda. No messages about errors.

Thanks a lot SGaist, your recommendations have solved the issue