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doblerone

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Registered: 2011-12-08

Posts: 215

[SOLVED] python-pyqt5 error upgrading

Trying to get my system updated I got the following error:

david@arch ~ % LANG=en sudo pacman -Syu                             :(
[sudo] password for david: 
:: Synchronizing package databases...
 core is up to date
 extra is up to date
 community is up to date
:: Starting full system upgrade...
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...

Packages (1) python-pyqt5-5.11.3-3

Total Installed Size:  23.14 MiB
Net Upgrade Size:       0.10 MiB

:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n] 
(1/1) checking keys in keyring                     [###############] 100%
(1/1) checking package integrity                   [###############] 100%
(1/1) loading package files                        [###############] 100%
(1/1) checking for file conflicts                  [###############] 100%
error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)
python-pyqt5: /usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/PyQt5/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-37.pyc exists in filesystem
python-pyqt5: /usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/PyQt5/__pycache__/pylupdate_main.cpython-37.pyc exists in filesystem
python-pyqt5: /usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/PyQt5/__pycache__/pyrcc_main.cpython-37.pyc exists in filesystem
python-pyqt5: /usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/PyQt5/uic/Compiler/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-37.pyc exists in filesystem
python-pyqt5: /usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/PyQt5/uic/Compiler/__pycache__/compiler.cpython-37.pyc exists in filesystem
python-pyqt5: /usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/PyQt5/uic/Compiler/__pycache__/indenter.cpython-37.pyc exists in filesystem
python-pyqt5: /usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/PyQt5/uic/Compiler/__pycache__/misc.cpython-37.pyc exists in filesystem
python-pyqt5: /usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/PyQt5/uic/Compiler/__pycache__/proxy_metaclass.cpython-37.pyc exists in filesystem
python-pyqt5: /usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/PyQt5/uic/Compiler/__pycache__/qobjectcreator.cpython-37.pyc exists in filesystem
python-pyqt5: /usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/PyQt5/uic/Compiler/__pycache__/qtproxies.cpython-37.pyc exists in filesystem
python-pyqt5: /usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/PyQt5/uic/Loader/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-37.pyc exists in filesystem
python-pyqt5: /usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/PyQt5/uic/Loader/__pycache__/loader.cpython-37.pyc exists in filesystem
python-pyqt5: /usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/PyQt5/uic/Loader/__pycache__/qobjectcreator.cpython-37.pyc exists in filesystem
python-pyqt5: /usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/PyQt5/uic/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-37.pyc exists in filesystem
python-pyqt5: /usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/PyQt5/uic/__pycache__/driver.cpython-37.pyc exists in filesystem
python-pyqt5: /usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/PyQt5/uic/__pycache__/exceptions.cpython-37.pyc exists in filesystem
python-pyqt5: /usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/PyQt5/uic/__pycache__/icon_cache.cpython-37.pyc exists in filesystem
python-pyqt5: /usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/PyQt5/uic/__pycache__/objcreator.cpython-37.pyc exists in filesystem
python-pyqt5: /usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/PyQt5/uic/__pycache__/properties.cpython-37.pyc exists in filesystem
python-pyqt5: /usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/PyQt5/uic/__pycache__/pyuic.cpython-37.pyc exists in filesystem
python-pyqt5: /usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/PyQt5/uic/__pycache__/uiparser.cpython-37.pyc exists in filesystem
python-pyqt5: /usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/PyQt5/uic/port_v3/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-37.pyc exists in filesystem
python-pyqt5: /usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/PyQt5/uic/port_v3/__pycache__/as_string.cpython-37.pyc exists in filesystem
python-pyqt5: /usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/PyQt5/uic/port_v3/__pycache__/ascii_upper.cpython-37.pyc exists in filesystem
python-pyqt5: /usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/PyQt5/uic/port_v3/__pycache__/proxy_base.cpython-37.pyc exists in filesystem
python-pyqt5: /usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/PyQt5/uic/port_v3/__pycache__/string_io.cpython-37.pyc exists in filesystem
python-pyqt5: /usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/PyQt5/uic/widget-plugins/__pycache__/qaxcontainer.cpython-37.pyc exists in filesystem
python-pyqt5: /usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/PyQt5/uic/widget-plugins/__pycache__/qscintilla.cpython-37.pyc exists in filesystem
python-pyqt5: /usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/PyQt5/uic/widget-plugins/__pycache__/qtcharts.cpython-37.pyc exists in filesystem
python-pyqt5: /usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/PyQt5/uic/widget-plugins/__pycache__/qtprintsupport.cpython-37.pyc exists in filesystem
python-pyqt5: /usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/PyQt5/uic/widget-plugins/__pycache__/qtquickwidgets.cpython-37.pyc exists in filesystem
python-pyqt5: /usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/PyQt5/uic/widget-plugins/__pycache__/qtwebenginewidgets.cpython-37.pyc exists in filesystem
python-pyqt5: /usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/PyQt5/uic/widget-plugins/__pycache__/qtwebkit.cpython-37.pyc exists in filesystem
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.

Is it safe to delete the conflicting files?

P.S.: I have already version 5.11.3.2

david@arch ~ % checkupdates                                                                :(
python-pyqt5 5.11.3-2 -> 5.11.3-3

Last edited by doblerone (2019-01-28 18:57:59)

arojas

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From: Spain

Registered: 2011-10-09

Posts: 2,169

Re: [SOLVED] python-pyqt5 error upgrading

Is it safe to delete the conflicting files?

Yes

doblerone

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Registered: 2011-12-08

Posts: 215

Re: [SOLVED] python-pyqt5 error upgrading

Will do!

Thanks.

Edit: Works! Will mark as SOLVED

Last edited by doblerone (2019-01-28 18:57:39)

eschwartz

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Registered: 2014-08-08

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Re: [SOLVED] python-pyqt5 error upgrading

This happened because you apparently ran pyqt code as root. Since the package was recently updated to include byte-compiled python code, this clashed with the orphaned files which python created when 1) it imported the code itself due to running pyuic5, 2) it was executed as root and thus had write permission to the cache directory in /usr/lib

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Pippip19

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Registered: 2018-02-19

Posts: 15

Re: [SOLVED] python-pyqt5 error upgrading

I also saw this error today, albeit only with the file

/usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/PyQt5/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-37.pyc

Removal of this file worked as OP found. Don't recall ever running pyqt as root.

nuc

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Registered: 2012-04-26

Posts: 117

Re: [SOLVED] python-pyqt5 error upgrading

Same here.. never run it as root either

V1del

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Registered: 2012-10-16

Posts: 24,076

Re: [SOLVED] python-pyqt5 error upgrading

You also never run pyqt as root, that's a library, if you run anything that uses pyqt as root then this can happen.

m4D_guY

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Registered: 2018-11-18

Posts: 5

Re: [SOLVED] python-pyqt5 error upgrading

Will do!

Thanks.

Edit: Works! Will mark as SOLVED

Is there an easy command to delete them all at once?
For example somehow pipe the pacman output to rm?

m4D_guY

Member

Registered: 2018-11-18

Posts: 5

Re: [SOLVED] python-pyqt5 error upgrading

Will do!

Thanks.

Edit: Works! Will mark as SOLVED

Is there an easy command to delete them all at once?
For example somehow pipe the pacman output to rm?

Solved it by runinng :

 sudo pacman -S --overwrite "*.pyc" python-pyqt5  

krumelmonster

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Registered: 2015-04-27

Posts: 13

Re: [SOLVED] python-pyqt5 error upgrading

I get a

warning: directory permissions differ on /usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/PyQt5/__pycache__/
filesystem: 740  package: 755

So I guess it's a good idea to also

# chmod 755 /usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/PyQt5/__pycache__/

WorMzy

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Registered: 2010-06-16

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Re: [SOLVED] python-pyqt5 error upgrading

Yes, package provided permissions are usually the most sane, unless you have a reason for deviating from them.

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chris.r

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Re: [SOLVED] python-pyqt5 error upgrading

Hope this doesn't count as necrobumping...

I simply wanted to say, that after sifting through many entirely unhelpful threads, here and elsewhere, consisting mainly of advice to 'Read the documentation' -- done, thanks -- you wonderful people solved a problem that had been driving me crazy.  With the added bonus of clear and articulate explanations as to what had occurred! 

Many thanks and very helpful.

Last edited by chris.r (2019-05-23 14:45:54)

WorMzy

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Re: [SOLVED] python-pyqt5 error upgrading

Necrobumping or empty posting, either way, please don't.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Co … bumping%22
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Co … mpty_posts

Closing.

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