PySide6 Error on the First Run: Found Invalid Metadata (Invalid metadata version)

qshangwu

All, it's the first time I try Qt and the error come out after I following the offical website installation instruction.

conda install PySide6
... ...
>>> import PySide6
>>> PySide6.__version__
'6.1.1'
>>>

And here is my envoriment:

PySide6 (6.1.1)
Conda envoriment
Python 3.7
IDE: Sublime

When I run the 'hellow world' sample. It give me the error:

Found invalid metadata in lib C:/Program Files/Anaconda/envs/PY37/Library/plugins/platforms/qdirect2d.dll: Invalid metadata version
Found invalid metadata in lib C:/Program Files/Anaconda/envs/PY37/Library/plugins/platforms/qminimal.dll: Invalid metadata version
Found invalid metadata in lib C:/Program Files/Anaconda/envs/PY37/Library/plugins/platforms/qoffscreen.dll: Invalid metadata version
Found invalid metadata in lib C:/Program Files/Anaconda/envs/PY37/Library/plugins/platforms/qwindows.dll: Invalid metadata version
qt.qpa.plugin: Could not find the Qt platform plugin "windows" in ""
This application failed to start because no Qt platform plugin could be initialized. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.

Can anyone help to check and give instructure of how to solve it?

Thank you very much!
qshangwu

SGaist

Hi and welcome to devnet,

It might be related to the Python version.

Can you try with Python 3.8 or even 3.9 ?

qshangwu

Thank you SGaist,

I changed Python version from 3.7 to 3.9 and the error is fixed! Thank you very much:)

qshangwu

SGaist

You're welcome !

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