--- a/README.rst Sat May 13 12:09:45 2017 +0200 +++ b/README.rst Sat May 13 13:46:05 2017 +0200 @@ -56,13 +56,25 @@ Installing eric6 and its pre-requisites is even easier using the PyQt5 Python wheels. In order to have access to the suite of Qt tools and documentation it is recommended to install the Qt development environment. These tools are not -part of the PyQt5 wheels. +part of the PyQt5 wheels. Users of the Windows® operating system may use the +'pyqt5-tools' wheel available via the Python Package Index (PyPI) as of +2017-05-12. +1.2.1 Installation of Qt Tools via Qt online installer +====================================================== 1. Download the Qt online installer from the Qt download site. 2. Install Qt by executing the installer. -3. Install the eric6 pre-requisites (PyQt, sip and QScintilla) by entering +1.2.2 Installation of Qt Tools via PyPI +======================================= +1. Install the Qt tools by entering this command in a command window:: + + pip install pyqt5-tools + +1.2.3 Installation of PyQt5 and eric +==================================== +1. Install the eric6 pre-requisites (PyQt, sip and QScintilla) by entering this command in a shell / command window:: pip install qscintilla @@ -73,10 +85,10 @@ This will install QScintilla and all dependencies, which are PyQt5 and sip. -4. Install eric6 and configure the path to the Qt tools on the Qt page of the +2. Install eric6 and configure the path to the Qt tools on the Qt page of the configuration dialog. -5. Once the eric6 IDE is started the Qt documentation may be loaded into the +3. Once the eric6 IDE is started the Qt documentation may be loaded into the eric web browser via the ``Settings ➡ Mange Qt Help Documents`` menu entry. 2. Installation of translations