Package: electrum
Version: 4.5.8+ds-3
Severity: important
X-Debbugs-Cc: meaneye....@gmail.com
By running `electrum` from terminal we are given this output:
0.75 | E | daemon.Daemon | GUI raised exception: SystemExit("Error: Could not
import PyQt5; try 'sudo apt install python3-pyqt5'"). shutting down.
0.75 | E | __main__ | daemon.run_gui errored
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/electrum/gui/qt/__init__.py", line 33,
in <module>
import PyQt5
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'PyQt5'
The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/electrum/daemon.py", line 620, in
run_gui
gui = __import__('electrum.gui.' + gui_name, fromlist=['electrum'])
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/electrum/gui/qt/__init__.py", line 37,
in <module>
raise GuiImportError(
"Error: Could not import PyQt5; try 'sudo apt install python3-pyqt5'")
from e
electrum.GuiImportError: Error: Could not import PyQt5; try 'sudo apt install
python3-pyqt5'
During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/electrum", line 461, in handle_cmd
d.run_gui()
~~~~~~~~~^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/electrum/daemon.py", line 622, in
run_gui
sys.exit(str(e))
~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^
SystemExit: Error: Could not import PyQt5; try 'sudo apt install python3-pyqt5'
PyQt5 is required but not listed as such in `electrum` package.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: trixie/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386
Kernel: Linux 6.12.12-amd64 (SMP w/12 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Kernel taint flags: TAINT_OOT_MODULE, TAINT_UNSIGNED_MODULE
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8),
LANGUAGE=en_US:en
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled
Versions of packages electrum depends on:
ii python3 3.13.1-2
ii python3-electrum 4.5.8+ds-3
Versions of packages electrum recommends:
ii python3-pyqt6 6.8.1-1+b1
Versions of packages electrum suggests:
pn fonts-adobe-sourcesans3 <none>
ii fonts-dejavu-core 2.37-8
pn python3-btchip <none>
pn trezor <none>
-- no debconf information
