Python console not loading with QGIS1.7-Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS lucid,

Question

Any tips on how to get the Python console working on Q-GIS (Quantum GIS)? (Its not working from the software's menu.)

System:

• Python 2.6.5
• QGIS1.7 OS
• Linux: Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS lucid

Error message from python running in the Terminal window:

Python 2.6.5 (r265:79063, Apr 16 2010, 13:09:56) 
    [GCC 4.4.3] on linux2
    Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
    >>> from qgis.core import *
    Traceback (most recent call last):
      File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
    RuntimeError: the sip module implements API v7.0 to v7.1 but the qgis.core module requires API v6.0
    >>> 

Answer 1

This answer from stackoverflow worked for me:

Steps:

1. $apt-get remove qgis
2. $apt-get update
3. $apt-get upgrade pyqt* python-qt4
4. $apt-get install qgis