QGIS 2.8 starts with an error and I am not able to run Python console

Question

I have installed QGIS 2.8 - Wien on Linux Red Hat 7. Unfortunately when I start the application I got this python error:

{Couldn't load plugin 'processing' from ['/usr/share/qgis/python', '/home/qgisosr/.qgis2/python', '/home/qgisosr/.qgis2/python/plugins', '/usr/share/qgis/python/plugins', '/usr/lib64/python27.zip', '/usr/lib64/python2.7', '/usr/lib64/python2.7/plat-linux2', '/usr/lib64/python2.7/lib-tk', '/usr/lib64/python2.7/lib-old', '/usr/lib64/python2.7/lib-dynload', '/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages', '/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/gtk-2.0', '/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/wx-2.8-gtk2-unicode', '/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages', '/home/qgisosr/.qgis2//python', '/usr/share/qgis/python/plugins/fTools/tools']


Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/qgis/utils.py", line 196, in loadPlugin
    __import__(packageName)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/qgis/utils.py", line 478, in _import
    mod = _builtin_import(name, globals, locals, fromlist, level)
  File "/usr/share/qgis/python/plugins/processing/__init__.py", line 29, in 
    from processing.tools.general import *
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/qgis/utils.py", line 478, in _import
    mod = _builtin_import(name, globals, locals, fromlist, level)
  File "/usr/share/qgis/python/plugins/processing/tools/general.py", line 28, in 
    from processing.core.Processing import Processing
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/qgis/utils.py", line 478, in _import
    mod = _builtin_import(name, globals, locals, fromlist, level)
  File "/usr/share/qgis/python/plugins/processing/core/Processing.py", line 44, in 
    from processing.gui.Postprocessing import handleAlgorithmResults
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/qgis/utils.py", line 478, in _import
    mod = _builtin_import(name, globals, locals, fromlist, level)
  File "/usr/share/qgis/python/plugins/processing/gui/Postprocessing.py", line 36, in 
    from processing.gui.ResultsDialog import ResultsDialog
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/qgis/utils.py", line 478, in _import
    mod = _builtin_import(name, globals, locals, fromlist, level)
  File "/usr/share/qgis/python/plugins/processing/gui/ResultsDialog.py", line 33, in 
    from processing.ui.ui_DlgResults import Ui_DlgResults
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/qgis/utils.py", line 478, in _import
    mod = _builtin_import(name, globals, locals, fromlist, level)
  File "/usr/share/qgis/python/plugins/processing/ui/ui_DlgResults.py", line 61, in 
    from QtWebKit.QWebView import QWebView
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/qgis/utils.py", line 478, in _import
    mod = _builtin_import(name, globals, locals, fromlist, level)
ImportError: No module named QtWebKit.QWebView

Python version: 2.7.5 (default, Feb 11 2014, 07:46:25) [GCC 4.8.2 20140120 (Red Hat 4.8.2-13)]

QGIS version: 2.8.1-Wien Wien, exported

Python path: ['/usr/share/qgis/python', u'/home/qgisosr/.qgis2/python', u'/home/qgisosr/.qgis2/python/plugins', '/usr/share/qgis/python/plugins', '/usr/lib64/python27.zip', '/usr/lib64/python2.7', '/usr/lib64/python2.7/plat-linux2', '/usr/lib64/python2.7/lib-tk', '/usr/lib64/python2.7/lib-old', '/usr/lib64/python2.7/lib-dynload', '/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages', '/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/gtk-2.0', '/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/wx-2.8-gtk2-unicode', '/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages', u'/home/qgisosr/.qgis2//python', '/usr/share/qgis/python/plugins/fTools/tools']}

I his close and QGIS stars. If I try to launch Python console I get this error:

{Failed to open Python console:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "", line 1, in 
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/qgis/utils.py", line 478, in _import
    mod = _builtin_import(name, globals, locals, fromlist, level)
  File "/usr/share/qgis/python/console/__init__.py", line 26, in 
    from console import show_console
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/qgis/utils.py", line 478, in _import
    mod = _builtin_import(name, globals, locals, fromlist, level)
  File "/usr/share/qgis/python/console/console.py", line 29, in 
    from console_settings import optionsDialog
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/qgis/utils.py", line 478, in _import
    mod = _builtin_import(name, globals, locals, fromlist, level)
  File "/usr/share/qgis/python/console/console_settings.py", line 24, in 
    from console_compile_apis import PrepareAPIDialog
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/qgis/utils.py", line 478, in _import
    mod = _builtin_import(name, globals, locals, fromlist, level)
  File "/usr/share/qgis/python/console/console_compile_apis.py", line 28, in 
    from ui_console_compile_apis import Ui_APIsDialogPythonConsole
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/qgis/utils.py", line 478, in _import
    mod = _builtin_import(name, globals, locals, fromlist, level)
  File "/usr/share/qgis/python/console/ui_console_compile_apis.py", line 70, in 
    from Qsci.qsciscintilla import QsciScintilla
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/qgis/utils.py", line 478, in _import
    mod = _builtin_import(name, globals, locals, fromlist, level)
ImportError: No module named Qsci.qsciscintilla

Python version: 2.7.5 (default, Feb 11 2014, 07:46:25) [GCC 4.8.2 20140120 (Red Hat 4.8.2-13)]

QGIS version: 2.8.1-Wien 'Wien', exported

Python path: ['/usr/share/qgis/python', u'/home/qgisosr/.qgis2/python', u'/home/qgisosr/.qgis2/python/plugins', '/usr/share/qgis/python/plugins', '/usr/lib64/python27.zip', '/usr/lib64/python2.7', '/usr/lib64/python2.7/plat-linux2', '/usr/lib64/python2.7/lib-tk', '/usr/lib64/python2.7/lib-old', '/usr/lib64/python2.7/lib-dynload', '/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages', '/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/gtk-2.0', '/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/wx-2.8-gtk2-unicode', '/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages', u'/home/qgisosr/.qgis2//python', '/usr/share/qgis/python/plugins/fTools/tools']}

Anybody had this issue?

The first error states that QtWebKit.QWebView is missing. Try to install the QtWebKit package (or QWebView). The second error is similiar, Qsci.qsciscintilla is missing. — luca76, Commented Jun 11, 2015 at 7:46
If your answer is yes, you can see in this link: qgis.org/en/site/forusers/… that "Python support is strongly limited due to old dependencies. Note: It requires, that ELGIS and EPEL are also installed.". — xunilk, Commented Jun 11, 2015 at 10:10
Hi Luca, I have installed qtwebkit and yum search qtwebkit Loaded plugins: langpacks, product-id, subscription-manager ============================ N/S matched: qtwebkit ============================= qtwebkit-devel.x86_64 : Development files for qtwebkit qtwebkit.x86_64 : Qt WebKit bindings — Marian, Commented Jun 16, 2015 at 21:50
ANswer for xunlink. Yes I did all installations. I still get the error. — Marian, Commented Jun 16, 2015 at 21:51

doshea · Accepted Answer · 2017-07-13 12:33:40Z

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A alternative quick fix (without having to edit the QGIS source) may be to just add dummy modules somewhere on the QGIS python path, e.g.

mkdir QtWebKit Qsci
touch QtWebKit/__init__.py Qsci/__init__.py
echo "from PyQt4.QtWebKit import QWebView" > QtWebKit/QWebView.py
echo "from PyQt4.Qsci import QsciScintilla" > Qsci/qsciscintilla.py

The python path is given when QGIS shows the error. For example:

~/.qgis2/python  # specific to individual user(s)

or

/usr/share/qgis/python  # requires sudo to edit

edited Jul 13, 2017 at 12:33

doshea

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answered Oct 10, 2015 at 12:03

isedwards

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On Centos 7.2, I had to install PyQt4-webkit.x86_64. Thanks @isedwards
– Harshal Kshatriya
Commented Oct 8, 2016 at 9:55

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Marian · Accepted Answer · 2015-06-18 19:59:53Z

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I have found the solution of the issue. I checked ui_DlgResults.py file from /usr/share/qgis/python/plugins/processing/ui/ and I have found that QWebView is not imported correctly. In the file was: from QtWebKit.QWebView import QWebView I have replace with from PyQt4.QtWebKit import QWebView and recompile the script using py_compiler. The error is gone. In addition there are other 3 python scripts with the same error: - ui_DlgGetScriptsAndModels.py - ui_DlgHelpEdition.py - ui_DlgAlgorithmBase.py I have changed all files and recompile them using py_compiler.

For the second error when I tried to start the Python script the error was in the file ui_console_compile_apis.py from /usr/share/qgis/python/console/. I have replaced from Qsci.qsciscintilla import QsciScintilla with from PyQt4.Qsci import QsciScintilla. Now QGIS works. I have also notified QGIS project about the changes on their code. Unfortunately I did not get any answer from them.

answered Jun 18, 2015 at 19:59

Marian

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I have the same issue on CentOS7. Which is the URL to your bug report? thanks
– markusN
Commented Sep 18, 2015 at 6:47
I do not get your question. I have reported the bug to [email protected]. I do not know what was their resolution.
– Marian
Commented Sep 21, 2015 at 12:50
I see - did anyone respond? The other option is to report at the bugtracker of QGIS: hub.qgis.org/projects/quantum-gis
– markusN
Commented Sep 21, 2015 at 18:57

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