QT GUI errors when input is added to textEdit
Solved
Installation and Deployment
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QT GUI now opens up successfully and lineEdit slots are filled in if programmed by python code however if I, myself, enter any value within a lineEdit slot of the GUI, the GUI exits on its own with following error:
python3.7: relocation error: /localhome/lab/FaizanEnv/lib/python3.7/site-packages/PyQt5/Qt/plugins/platforminputcontexts/libcomposeplatforminputcontextplugin.so: symbol xkb_compose_table_new_from_locale, version V_0.5.0 not defined in file libxkbcommon.so.0 with link time reference -
Solution:
PyQt5 (latest version 5.15 which deb 8 installs automatically) is not compatible with libxkbcommon versions < 0.5.0. Deb 8 installs 0.4.3 version of libxkbcommon.
Rather than manually building the upgraded version of libxkbcommon ( and potentially breaking other stuff) I downgraded the PyQt5 version on debian 8 via command:
pip install pyqt5==0.5.12.3Versions 0.5.13 and higher show the same error from original message. 0.5.12.3 is the most upgraded version without this issue.
This fixed the problem!