Using PyQt5 with opencv-python (cv2) causes error "could not load Qt platform plugin xcb even though it was found"

alphaomega

Replacing opencv-python with opencv-python-headless is one option. However, for some reasons if you want to keep the library, then you could add following lines after import cv2:

import os, sys
ci_build_and_not_headless = False
try:
    from cv2.version import ci_build, headless
    ci_and_not_headless = ci_build and not headless
except:
    pass
if sys.platform.startswith("linux") and ci_and_not_headless:
    os.environ.pop("QT_QPA_PLATFORM_PLUGIN_PATH")
if sys.platform.startswith("linux") and ci_and_not_headless:
    os.environ.pop("QT_QPA_FONTDIR")

This is based on the cv2's init file . What it does is essentially removing environment variables that are added by the init file (This are only done at runtime and does not have permanent effect upon your system.)

yashwant

@Pablo-J-Rogina said in Using PyQt5 with opencv-python (cv2) causes error "could not load Qt platform plugin xcb even though it was found":

UI of the host..

Yes that was my goal (docker with gui)! and above mentioned was my error when I try GUI on docker.! Anyway thanks!

Pablo J. Rogina

@yashwant said in Using PyQt5 with opencv-python (cv2) causes error "could not load Qt platform plugin xcb even though it was found":

that was my goal (docker with gui)!

Yes, I understand that. Please take into account that this issue is not related (or produced by) Qt itself so the solution might come from some other source(s), not only this forum

redeyed

@jeremy_k said in Using PyQt5 with opencv-python (cv2) causes error "could not load Qt platform plugin xcb even though it was found":

worka

Hello guys, so the problem is that import cv2 sets QT_* env vars.
I came to this workaround, maybe it will help someone:

    import cv2
    for k, v in os.environ.items():
        if k.startswith("QT_") and "cv2" in v:
            del os.environ[k]

OBaladi

I solved the problem by downgrading the cv2 version, simply run
python3 -m pip install opencv-contrib-python==4.1.0.25
i used to have the 4.5.3.56

eyllanesc

@lvlanson Also see https://stackoverflow.com/a/68417901/6622587

Thiago Oliveira

@Hikari-Tretaki, muito obrigado por sua ajuda. Também consegui resolver o meu problema com sua dica.

aria212019005

@redeyed Thankyou, I was confused around installing

opencv-python

and

opencv-python-headless

before this. But it ends with "we need both libraries, and this"

Vijay Kumar

@Hikari-Tretaki Thank you so much, installing opencv-python-headless fixed the issue

Vitor Dalla Vecchia

@Hikari-Tretaki MAN, I LOVE YOU SO MUCH. THANKS!

hitbuyi

I also have this problem, my environments are
1, OS: ubuntu20.04
2, conda: 4.13
3, PyQt5: 5.15.2
4, local Qt5: 5.15.6
5, opencv- python 4.5.x

It really takes several days to find a solution, @jeremy_k gave almost the solution. I use PyQt5 + OpenCV-python on conda virtual environment,
summarize the solutions :

1, delete cv2/libqxcb.so, it works for pyqt5 which has its own version of Qt, but opencn-python doesn't work for other application which isn't relevant to PyQt5

2, if pyside2 is installed, pyside2 has its owen version of Qt, so add below code at the beginning of python program

```
import PySide2
dirname = os.path.dirname(PySide2.__file__)
plugin_path = os.path.join(dirname, 'plugins', 'platforms')
os.environ['QT_QPA_PLATFORM_PLUGIN_PATH'] = plugin_path
```

this solution works, at expense of intalling pyside2 which is 400M+

3, PyQt5 has its own version of Qt,similiar to above, add below code at the beginning of python program

 ```
import PyQt5
 dirname = os.path.dirname(PyQt5.__file__)
 plugin_path = os.path.join(dirname, 'Qt5','plugins', 'platforms')
 os.environ['QT_QPA_PLATFORM_PLUGIN_PATH'] = plugin_path

this soltuion is fine,