Trouble installing wxPython on Linux following FAQ

[moldach]

When going to file an issue for wxPython there is a note:

For issues about building on Linux, please read this page before reporting it here: https://wxpython.org/blog/2017-08-17-builds-for-linux-with-pip/

Although, following these steps resulted in an error at Step 4. Here is the build.log from Step 4:

DEPRECATION: Python 2.7 reached the end of its life on January 1st, 2020. Please upgrade your Python$
Created temporary directory: /tmp/pip-ephem-wheel-cache-FafrTP
Created temporary directory: /tmp/pip-req-tracker-3FqrU4
Initialized build tracking at /tmp/pip-req-tracker-3FqrU4
Created build tracker: /tmp/pip-req-tracker-3FqrU4
Entered build tracker: /tmp/pip-req-tracker-3FqrU4
Created temporary directory: /tmp/pip-wheel-f5FV29
WARNING: Requirement 'wxPython-4.0.1.tar.gz' looks like a filename, but the file does not exist
Processing ./wxPython-4.0.1.tar.gz
  Created temporary directory: /tmp/pip-req-build-sS7cqz
ERROR: Exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/moldach/.pyenv/versions/2.7.8/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/cli/base_comma$
    status = self.run(options, args)
  File "/home/moldach/.pyenv/versions/2.7.8/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/cli/req_comman$
    return func(self, options, args)
  File "/home/moldach/.pyenv/versions/2.7.8/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/commands/wheel$
    reqs, check_supported_wheels=True
  File "/home/moldach/.pyenv/versions/2.7.8/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/resolution/leg$
    discovered_reqs.extend(self._resolve_one(requirement_set, req))
  File "/home/moldach/.pyenv/versions/2.7.8/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/resolution/leg$
    abstract_dist = self._get_abstract_dist_for(req_to_install)
  File "/home/moldach/.pyenv/versions/2.7.8/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/resolution/leg$
    abstract_dist = self.preparer.prepare_linked_requirement(req)
  File "/home/moldach/.pyenv/versions/2.7.8/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/operations/pre$
    hashes=self._get_linked_req_hashes(req)
  File "/home/moldach/.pyenv/versions/2.7.8/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/operations/pre$
    unpack_file(file.path, location, file.content_type)
  File "/home/moldach/.pyenv/versions/2.7.8/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/utils/unpackin$
    tarfile.is_tarfile(filename) or
  File "/home/moldach/.pyenv/versions/2.7.8/lib/python2.7/tarfile.py", line 2589, in is_tarfile
    t = open(name)
  File "/home/moldach/.pyenv/versions/2.7.8/lib/python2.7/tarfile.py", line 1660, in open
    return func(name, "r", fileobj, **kwargs)
  File "/home/moldach/.pyenv/versions/2.7.8/lib/python2.7/tarfile.py", line 1722, in gzopen
    fileobj = bltn_open(name, mode + "b")
IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/export/home/moldach/bin/wxPython-4.0.1.tar.gz'
Removed build tracker: '/tmp/pip-req-tracker-3FqrU4'

Although I had originally tried to make a conda Python 2 environment I thought I may be having conflicts with pyenv as even though it was activated it seems to be showing pyenv:

[moldach@galaxy bin]$ conda create --name py27 python=2.7
[moldach@galaxy bin]$ conda activate py27
(py27) [moldach@galaxy bin]$ which python
~/.pyenv/shims/python

At the bottom there is known issues with pyenv so I followed instructions for on the trouble-shooting/FAQ for pyenv which should have solved the issue but I'm getting an error:

(py27) [moldach@galaxy bin]$ env PYTHON_CONFIGURE_OPTS="--enable-shared" pyenv install 2.7.18
Downloading Python-2.7.18.tar.xz...
-> https://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.18/Python-2.7.18.tar.xz
Installing Python-2.7.18...
WARNING: The Python sqlite3 extension was not compiled. Missing the SQLite3 lib?
Installed Python-2.7.18 to /export/home/moldach/.pyenv/versions/2.7.18

(py27) [moldach@galaxy bin]$ conda deactivate
(base) [moldach@galaxy bin]$ conda deactivate
[moldach@galaxy bin]$ which python
~/.pyenv/shims/python
[moldach@galaxy bin]$ pyenv global 2.7.18
[moldach@galaxy bin]$ pip install -U wxPython

The log is WAY longer than the maximum of 65536 characters allowed here so I'm attaching a link to dropbox as well as the tail excerpt here:

Waf: Leaving directory `/tmp/pip-install-l9fXe1/wxPython/build/waf/2.7/gtk3'
    Build failed
     -> task in '_core' failed with exit status 1 (run with -v to display more information)
    Command '"/export/home/moldach/.pyenv/versions/2.7.18/bin/python2.7" /tmp/pip-install-l9fXe1/wxPython/bin/waf-2.0.19 --wx_config=/tmp/pip-install-l9fXe1/wxPython/build/wxbld/gtk3/wx-config --gtk3 --python="/export/home/moldach/.pyenv/versions/2.7.18/bin/python2.7" --out=build/waf/2.7/gtk3 configure build ' failed with exit code 1.
    Finished command: build_py (50.962s)
    Finished command: build (2m24.607s)
    Command '"/export/home/moldach/.pyenv/versions/2.7.18/bin/python2.7" -u build.py build' failed with exit code 1.
    ----------------------------------------
ERROR: Command errored out with exit status 1: /export/home/moldach/.pyenv/versions/2.7.18/bin/python2.7 -u -c 'import sys, setuptools, tokenize; sys.argv[0] = '"'"'/tmp/pip-install-l9fXe1/wxPython/setup.py'"'"'; __file__='"'"'/tmp/pip-install-l9fXe1/wxPython/setup.py'"'"';f=getattr(tokenize, '"'"'open'"'"', open)(__file__);code=f.read().replace('"'"'\r\n'"'"', '"'"'\n'"'"');f.close();exec(compile(code, __file__, '"'"'exec'"'"'))' install --record /tmp/pip-record-02fghK/install-record.txt --single-version-externally-managed --compile Check the logs for full command output.
WARNING: You are using pip version 19.2.3, however version 20.2.1 is available.
You should consider upgrading via the 'pip install --upgrade pip' command.

[swt2c]

This is the relevant error from your log:

    ../../../../sip/cpp/sip_corewxUIActionSimulator.cpp: In function ‘PyObject* meth_wxUIActionSimulator_MouseMove(PyObject*, PyObject*, PyObject*)’:
    ../../../../sip/cpp/sip_corewxUIActionSimulator.cpp:31:10: error: ‘::wxUIActionSimulator’ has not been declared
              ::wxUIActionSimulator *sipCpp;
              ^
    ../../../../sip/cpp/sip_corewxUIActionSimulator.cpp:31:33: error: ‘sipCpp’ was not declared in this scope
              ::wxUIActionSimulator *sipCpp;
                                     ^
    ../../../../sip/cpp/sip_corewxUIActionSimulator.cpp:58:10: error: ‘::wxUIActionSimulator’ has not been declared

You didn't mention which Linux distribution you were using, but you need to install the package that contains xtest. After doing that, try the process again.

[moldach]

Distro:

$ less /etc/*-release
CentOS Linux release 7.3.1611 (Core)

$ lsb_release
LSB Version:    :core-4.1-amd64:core-4.1-noarch:cxx-4.1-amd64:cxx-4.1-noarch:desktop-4.1-amd64:desktop-4.1-noarch:languages-4.1-amd64:languages-4.1-noarch:printing-4.1-amd64:printing-4.1-noarch

This a shared academic HPC so I don't have root privileges. Do you know which package contains xtest. and how should I install (or ask support staff to do so)?

is it this? https://zoomadmin.com/HowToInstall/UbuntuPackage/libinput-pad-xtest

[swt2c]

For CentOS, the package name should be libXtst-devel so you would need to request support install that package.

However, since you're on a relatively common distribution, you can also install wxPython using pre-built wheels as well, see here for documentation: https://wxpython.org/pages/downloads/

For example, I think you could do:

pip install -U \
    -f https://extras.wxpython.org/wxPython4/extras/linux/gtk3/centos-7 \
    wxPython

[moldach]

The following worked:

conda create --name py27 python=2.7
conda activate py27
pip install -U \
    -f https://extras.wxpython.org/wxPython4/extras/linux/gtk3/centos-7 \
    wxPython

Thank you