[Python-modules-team] Bug#571203: RuntimeError: the sip module implements API v6.0 but the PyQt4.QtCore module requires API v7.0

[Victor Stinner]

Package: python-qt4
Version: 4.7-2
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable


After a dist-upgrade, my PyQt application doesn't work anymore.
I removed the packages sip4 and python-sip4 but it doesn't fix this
issue. I tried to remove python-sip and then reinstall python-qt4 is
still present.

I don't understand because the new python-sip packages provides "SIP API
7.0" whereas the error message starts with "the sip module implements
API v6.0"!?

-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-trunk-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages python-qt4 depends on:
ii  libc6                         2.10.2-5   Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii  libgcc1                       1:4.4.3-2  GCC support library
ii  libqt4-assistant              4:4.5.3-4  Qt 4 assistant module
ii  libqt4-designer               4:4.5.3-4  Qt 4 designer module
ii  libqt4-help                   4:4.5.3-4  Qt 4 help module
ii  libqt4-network                4:4.5.3-4  Qt 4 network module
ii  libqt4-script                 4:4.5.3-4  Qt 4 script module
ii  libqt4-scripttools            4:4.5.3-4  Qt 4 script tools module
ii  libqt4-svg                    4:4.5.3-4  Qt 4 SVG module
ii  libqt4-test                   4:4.5.3-4  Qt 4 test module
ii  libqt4-webkit                 4:4.5.3-4  Qt 4 WebKit module
ii  libqt4-xml                    4:4.5.3-4  Qt 4 XML module
ii  libqt4-xmlpatterns            4:4.5.3-4  Qt 4 XML patterns module
ii  libqtcore4                    4:4.5.3-4  Qt 4 core module
ii  libqtgui4                     4:4.5.3-4  Qt 4 GUI module
ii  libstdc++6                    4.4.3-2    The GNU Standard C++ Library v3
ii  python                        2.5.4-9    An interactive high-level object-o
ii  python-sip [sip-api-7.0]      4.10-2     Python/C++ bindings generator runt
ii  python-support                1.0.6.1    automated rebuilding support for P
ii  python2.5                     2.5.5-2    An interactive high-level object-o

python-qt4 recommends no packages.

Versions of packages python-qt4 suggests:
pn  python-qt4-dbg                <none>     (no description available)

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