How to get DLLs from Qt5 to work with python standalone script using pyQGIS/PyQT5 ?

NH-forumuser

Hello All,

I have been trying to create a standalone Python script to work using pyQGIS. However when trying to run a script that opens an existing QGIS on disk the I get the following error

qt.qpa.plugin: Could not load the Qt platform plugin "windows" in "C:\OSGEO4~1\apps\Qt5\plugins" 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: direct2d, minimal, offscreen, windows.

When I used the QT_DEBUG_PLUGINS to trace the error in more detail I got the following large block of traceback

QFactoryLoader::QFactoryLoader() checking directory path "C:/OSGEO4~1/apps/Qt5/plugins" ...
QFactoryLoader::QFactoryLoader() checking directory path "C:/OSGeo4W64/apps/Python37" ...
QFactoryLoader::QFactoryLoader() looking at "C:/OSGeo4W64/apps/Python37/python3.dll"
"Failed to extract plugin meta data from 'C:/OSGeo4W64/apps/Python37/python3.dll'" 
         not a plugin
QFactoryLoader::QFactoryLoader() looking at "C:/OSGeo4W64/apps/Python37/python37.dll"
"Failed to extract plugin meta data from 'C:/OSGeo4W64/apps/Python37/python37.dll'" 
         not a plugin
QFactoryLoader::QFactoryLoader() checking directory path "C:/OSGEO4~1/apps/Qt5/plugins/platforms" ...
QFactoryLoader::QFactoryLoader() looking at "C:/OSGEO4~1/apps/Qt5/plugins/platforms/qdirect2d.dll"
Found metadata in lib C:/OSGEO4~1/apps/Qt5/plugins/platforms/qdirect2d.dll, metadata=
{
    "IID": "org.qt-project.Qt.QPA.QPlatformIntegrationFactoryInterface.5.3",
    "MetaData": {
        "Keys": [
            "direct2d"
        ]
    },
    "className": "QWindowsDirect2DIntegrationPlugin",
    "debug": false,
    "version": 330498
}


Got keys from plugin meta data ("direct2d")
QFactoryLoader::QFactoryLoader() looking at "C:/OSGEO4~1/apps/Qt5/plugins/platforms/qdirect2dd.dll"
Found metadata in lib C:/OSGEO4~1/apps/Qt5/plugins/platforms/qdirect2dd.dll, metadata=
{
    "IID": "org.qt-project.Qt.QPA.QPlatformIntegrationFactoryInterface.5.3",
    "MetaData": {
        "Keys": [
            "direct2d"
        ]
    },
    "className": "QWindowsDirect2DIntegrationPlugin",
    "debug": true,
    "version": 330498
}


"The plugin 'C:/OSGEO4~1/apps/Qt5/plugins/platforms/qdirect2dd.dll' uses incompatible Qt library. (Cannot mix debug and release libraries.)" 
         not a plugin
QFactoryLoader::QFactoryLoader() looking at "C:/OSGEO4~1/apps/Qt5/plugins/platforms/qminimal.dll"
Found metadata in lib C:/OSGEO4~1/apps/Qt5/plugins/platforms/qminimal.dll, metadata=
{
    "IID": "org.qt-project.Qt.QPA.QPlatformIntegrationFactoryInterface.5.3",
    "MetaData": {
        "Keys": [
            "minimal"
        ]
    },
    "className": "QMinimalIntegrationPlugin",
    "debug": false,
    "version": 330498
}


Got keys from plugin meta data ("minimal")
QFactoryLoader::QFactoryLoader() looking at "C:/OSGEO4~1/apps/Qt5/plugins/platforms/qminimald.dll"
Found metadata in lib C:/OSGEO4~1/apps/Qt5/plugins/platforms/qminimald.dll, metadata=
{
    "IID": "org.qt-project.Qt.QPA.QPlatformIntegrationFactoryInterface.5.3",
    "MetaData": {
        "Keys": [
            "minimal"
        ]
    },
    "className": "QMinimalIntegrationPlugin",
    "debug": true,
    "version": 330498
}


"The plugin 'C:/OSGEO4~1/apps/Qt5/plugins/platforms/qminimald.dll' uses incompatible Qt library. (Cannot mix debug and release libraries.)" 
         not a plugin
QFactoryLoader::QFactoryLoader() looking at "C:/OSGEO4~1/apps/Qt5/plugins/platforms/qoffscreen.dll"
Found metadata in lib C:/OSGEO4~1/apps/Qt5/plugins/platforms/qoffscreen.dll, metadata=
{
    "IID": "org.qt-project.Qt.QPA.QPlatformIntegrationFactoryInterface.5.3",
    "MetaData": {
        "Keys": [
            "offscreen"
        ]
    },
    "className": "QOffscreenIntegrationPlugin",
    "debug": false,
    "version": 330498
}


Got keys from plugin meta data ("offscreen")
QFactoryLoader::QFactoryLoader() looking at "C:/OSGEO4~1/apps/Qt5/plugins/platforms/qoffscreend.dll"
Found metadata in lib C:/OSGEO4~1/apps/Qt5/plugins/platforms/qoffscreend.dll, metadata=
{
    "IID": "org.qt-project.Qt.QPA.QPlatformIntegrationFactoryInterface.5.3",
    "MetaData": {
        "Keys": [
            "offscreen"
        ]
    },
    "className": "QOffscreenIntegrationPlugin",
    "debug": true,
    "version": 330498
}


"The plugin 'C:/OSGEO4~1/apps/Qt5/plugins/platforms/qoffscreend.dll' uses incompatible Qt library. (Cannot mix debug and release libraries.)" 
         not a plugin
QFactoryLoader::QFactoryLoader() looking at "C:/OSGEO4~1/apps/Qt5/plugins/platforms/qwindows.dll"
Found metadata in lib C:/OSGEO4~1/apps/Qt5/plugins/platforms/qwindows.dll, metadata=
{
    "IID": "org.qt-project.Qt.QPA.QPlatformIntegrationFactoryInterface.5.3",
    "MetaData": {
        "Keys": [
            "windows"
        ]
    },
    "className": "QWindowsIntegrationPlugin",
    "debug": false,
    "version": 330498
}


Got keys from plugin meta data ("windows")
QFactoryLoader::QFactoryLoader() looking at "C:/OSGEO4~1/apps/Qt5/plugins/platforms/qwindowsd.dll"
Found metadata in lib C:/OSGEO4~1/apps/Qt5/plugins/platforms/qwindowsd.dll, metadata=
{
    "IID": "org.qt-project.Qt.QPA.QPlatformIntegrationFactoryInterface.5.3",
    "MetaData": {
        "Keys": [
            "windows"
        ]
    },
    "className": "QWindowsIntegrationPlugin",
    "debug": true,
    "version": 330498
}


"The plugin 'C:/OSGEO4~1/apps/Qt5/plugins/platforms/qwindowsd.dll' uses incompatible Qt library. (Cannot mix debug and release libraries.)" 
         not a plugin
QFactoryLoader::QFactoryLoader() checking directory path "C:/OSGeo4W64/apps/Python37/platforms" ...
Cannot load library C:\OSGEO4~1\apps\Qt5\plugins\platforms\qwindows.dll: The specified procedure could not be found.
QLibraryPrivate::loadPlugin failed on "C:/OSGEO4~1/apps/Qt5/plugins/platforms/qwindows.dll" : "Cannot load library C:\\OSGEO4~1\\apps\\Qt5\\plugins\\platforms\\qwindows.dll: The specified procedure could not be found."
qt.qpa.plugin: Could not load the Qt platform plugin "windows" in "C:\OSGEO4~1\apps\Qt5\plugins" 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: direct2d, minimal, offscreen, windows.

The python script I was trying to run is the following

import os
import sys

os.environ['QT_QPA_PLATFORM_PLUGIN_PATH'] = r'C:\OSGEO4~1\apps\Qt5\plugins'
os.environ['QT_DEBUG_PLUGINS'] = '1'
os.environ['PATH'] += r'C:\OSGEO4~1\apps\Qt5\bin; C:\OSGeo4W64\apps\qgis\bin'
sys.path.extend([r'C:\OSGeo4W64\apps\qgis\python', r'C:\OSGeo4W64\apps\Python37\lib\site-packages'])

from qgis.core import *
from PyQt5 import *


QgsApplication.setPrefixPath(r'C:\OSGEO4~1\apps\qgis', True)

qgs = QgsApplication([], False)

qgs.initQgis()

QGIS_project = QgsProject.instance()
print(QGIS_project)
QGIS_project.read('Path to QGIS Project')

print(QGIS_project)
map_layers = QGIS_project.mapLayers()
print(map_layers)
raster_layer = QGIS_project.mapLayersByName('DigitialSurfaceModel')
shapefile_layer = QGIS_project.mapLayersByName('test_shp')

print(raster_layer)
print(shapefile_layer)

if anyone has ideas of how I could go about fixing this problem that would be wonderful.

JonB

@NH-forumuser
I admit I know nothing about pyQGIS, but a couple of times in the output you get

uses incompatible Qt library. (Cannot mix debug and release libraries.)

Don't you think you should address that?

JKSH

Hi, and welcome!

@JonB said in How to get DLLs from Qt5 to work with python standalone script using pyQGIS/PyQT5 ?:

@NH-forumuser
I admit I know nothing about pyQGIS, but a couple of times in the output you get

uses incompatible Qt library. (Cannot mix debug and release libraries.)

Don't you think you should address that?

@JonB is right. The Qt DLLs whose filenames end with "d" (qwindowsd.dll, qoffscreend.dll) are Debug versions. You should only be using Release builds (qwindows.dll, qoffscreen.dll) in deployed applications.

Furthermore, you have "Cannot load library C:\OSGEO4~1\apps\Qt5\plugins\platforms\qwindows.dll: The specified procedure could not be found." That usually means you have mixed binaries that are built by different compilers. DLLs/executables that are built by MinGW are incompatible with DLLs/executables that are built by MSVC, for example.

How did you install pyQGIS/QGIS?

NH-forumuser

@JKSH Hello, I believe it was a software package install from OSGeo website and it came preinstalled along with QGIS. It is the version Qt 5.11.2.0. I tired to put the debug dll's in a separate folder with only the release builds remaining the in the folder however I am still getting an error that I cannot load the library qwindows.dll even though it was found.

Error code in question

C:\OSGeo4W64\apps\Python37\python.exe C:/Users/BCIT_student/Documents/Standalone_scripts/createSamplePoints.py
QFactoryLoader::QFactoryLoader() checking directory path "C:/OSGEO4~1/apps/Qt5/plugins" ...
QFactoryLoader::QFactoryLoader() checking directory path "C:/OSGeo4W64/apps/Python37" ...
QFactoryLoader::QFactoryLoader() looking at "C:/OSGeo4W64/apps/Python37/python3.dll"
"Failed to extract plugin meta data from 'C:/OSGeo4W64/apps/Python37/python3.dll'" 
         not a plugin
QFactoryLoader::QFactoryLoader() looking at "C:/OSGeo4W64/apps/Python37/python37.dll"
"Failed to extract plugin meta data from 'C:/OSGeo4W64/apps/Python37/python37.dll'" 
         not a plugin
QFactoryLoader::QFactoryLoader() checking directory path "C:/OSGEO4~1/apps/Qt5/plugins/platforms" ...
QFactoryLoader::QFactoryLoader() looking at "C:/OSGEO4~1/apps/Qt5/plugins/platforms/qdirect2d.dll"
Found metadata in lib C:/OSGEO4~1/apps/Qt5/plugins/platforms/qdirect2d.dll, metadata=
{
    "IID": "org.qt-project.Qt.QPA.QPlatformIntegrationFactoryInterface.5.3",
    "MetaData": {
        "Keys": [
            "direct2d"
        ]
    },
    "className": "QWindowsDirect2DIntegrationPlugin",
    "debug": false,
    "version": 330498
}


Got keys from plugin meta data ("direct2d")
QFactoryLoader::QFactoryLoader() looking at "C:/OSGEO4~1/apps/Qt5/plugins/platforms/qminimal.dll"
Found metadata in lib C:/OSGEO4~1/apps/Qt5/plugins/platforms/qminimal.dll, metadata=
{
    "IID": "org.qt-project.Qt.QPA.QPlatformIntegrationFactoryInterface.5.3",
    "MetaData": {
        "Keys": [
            "minimal"
        ]
    },
    "className": "QMinimalIntegrationPlugin",
    "debug": false,
    "version": 330498
}


Got keys from plugin meta data ("minimal")
QFactoryLoader::QFactoryLoader() looking at "C:/OSGEO4~1/apps/Qt5/plugins/platforms/qoffscreen.dll"
Found metadata in lib C:/OSGEO4~1/apps/Qt5/plugins/platforms/qoffscreen.dll, metadata=
{
    "IID": "org.qt-project.Qt.QPA.QPlatformIntegrationFactoryInterface.5.3",
    "MetaData": {
        "Keys": [
            "offscreen"
        ]
    },
    "className": "QOffscreenIntegrationPlugin",
    "debug": false,
    "version": 330498
}


Got keys from plugin meta data ("offscreen")
QFactoryLoader::QFactoryLoader() looking at "C:/OSGEO4~1/apps/Qt5/plugins/platforms/qwindows.dll"
Found metadata in lib C:/OSGEO4~1/apps/Qt5/plugins/platforms/qwindows.dll, metadata=
{
    "IID": "org.qt-project.Qt.QPA.QPlatformIntegrationFactoryInterface.5.3",
    "MetaData": {
        "Keys": [
            "windows"
        ]
    },
    "className": "QWindowsIntegrationPlugin",
    "debug": false,
    "version": 330498
}


Got keys from plugin meta data ("windows")
QFactoryLoader::QFactoryLoader() checking directory path "C:/OSGeo4W64/apps/Python37/platforms" ...
Cannot load library C:\OSGEO4~1\apps\Qt5\plugins\platforms\qwindows.dll: The specified procedure could not be found.
QLibraryPrivate::loadPlugin failed on "C:/OSGEO4~1/apps/Qt5/plugins/platforms/qwindows.dll" : "Cannot load library C:\\OSGEO4~1\\apps\\Qt5\\plugins\\platforms\\qwindows.dll: The specified procedure could not be found."
qt.qpa.plugin: Could not load the Qt platform plugin "windows" in "C:\OSGEO4~1\apps\Qt5\plugins" 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: direct2d, minimal, offscreen, windows.


Process finished with exit code -1073740791 (0xC0000409)

The windows batch file used to initialize the OSGeo4W install

@echo off
set OSGEO4W_ROOT=C:\OSGeo4W64
call %OSGEO4W_ROOT%\bin\o4w_env.bat
call %OSGEO4W_ROOT%\apps\grass\grass78\etc\env.bat

REM PATH setup
path %PATH%;%OSGEO4W_ROOT%\apps\qgis\bin
path %PATH%;%OSGEO4W_ROOT%\apps\Python37\Scripts
path %PATH%;%OSGEO4W_ROOT%\apps\Qt5\bin

REM QGIS setup
set QGIS_PREFIX_PATH=%OSGEO4W_ROOT%\apps\qgis
set QT_QPA_PLATFORM_PLUGIN_PATH=%OSGEO4W_ROOT%\apps\Qt5\plugins\platforms
set PYTHONPATH=%PYTHONPATH%;%OSGEO4W_ROOT%\apps\qgis\python

REM GRASS setup
set GRASSBIN=%OSGEO4W_ROOT%\bin\grass78.bat
set PYTHONPATH=%PYTHONPATH%;%OSGEO4W_ROOT%\apps\grass\grass78\etc\python

REM Python home
set PYTHONHOME=%OSGEO4W_ROOT%\apps\Python37

NH-forumuser

@NH-forumuser

Hello All, I believe a solution has been found

added the call %OSGEO4W_ROOT%\bin\qt5_env.bat inside the calls below inside the windows batch file

@echo off
set OSGEO4W_ROOT=C:\OSGeo4W64
call %OSGEO4W_ROOT%\bin\o4w_env.bat
call %OSGEO4W_ROOT%\apps\grass\grass78\etc\env.bat

and it worked.