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shiboken2

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Shiboken2 is the Python binding generator and helper module for PySide2 (Qt for Python, Qt5). This package provides the `shiboken2` runtime module used by PySide2 to manage C++ object ownership and lifetime. Current version: 5.15.2.1 (final PySide2 release). Maintenance-only status; no new releases expected as the project focuses on PySide6.

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shiboken2

pythonv5.15.2.1

Install

1.6s avg

Import

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Disk

19MB

Pass rate

5/ 10

Env Coverage5 / 10

glibc

3.9–3.13

musl

3.9–3.13

Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

tested against v5.15.2.1 · pip install

no network on importno background threads

Install × environment matrix

Each cell = how many times install + import succeeded across repeated harness runs. Partial = flaky.
glibc = Debian/Ubuntu slim · musl = Alpine Linux

musl

py 3.10–3.95 runs

build_error

glibc

py 3.10–3.95 runs

installs and imports cleanly · install 1.6s · import 0.000s · 21MB

19MB installed

● package 19MB

Code

Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

Shiboken

✓ from shiboken2 import Shiboken

✗ import shiboken

The module is named 'shiboken2' on PyPI, but the import package is 'shiboken2'. Use the correct import to avoid ModuleNotFoundError.

getCppPointer

✓ from shiboken2 import getCppPointer

✗ from PySide2 import getCppPointer

Shiboken functions are not part of PySide2's public API; import explicitly from shiboken2.

Basic usage: import the Shiboken helper and get the C++ pointer of a Qt object.

from shiboken2 import Shiboken from PySide2.QtWidgets import QWidget widget = QWidget() print(Shiboken.getCppPointer(widget))

shiboken2 --version

Debug

Known issues

breakingshiboken2 5.15.2.1 is the final release for Python 3.10 support. Python 3.11 and above are not supported.

fix

Upgrade to PySide6 / shiboken6 for Python 3.11+ support.

affects: >=5.15.2.1

deprecatedshiboken2 is deprecated in favor of shiboken6. No new features or bug fixes will be released.

fix

Migrate to PySide6 and use shiboken6 for new projects.

affects: all

gotchashiboken2 cannot be imported directly without PySide2 installed; it is a runtime dependency of PySide2 and lacks standalone wheels.

fix

Install PySide2 (e.g., pip install PySide2) which pulls in the correct shiboken2 version.

affects: all

Errors

Common errors & fixes

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'shiboken2'

shiboken2 is not installed or PySide2 is missing.

fix

Install PySide2: pip install PySide2

ImportError: cannot import name 'getCppPointer' from 'PySide2'

Trying to import shiboken functions from the wrong package.

fix

Use: from shiboken2 import getCppPointer

RuntimeError: shiboken2. Shiboken needs to be imported after PySide2

shiboken2 module imported before PySide2 initialises Qt.

fix

Always import shiboken2 after PySide2 (or any Qt module) has been imported in your application.

Upgrade

Version history

5.15.2.1latest on PyPI · released Jan 14, 2022

Audit

Dependencies

PySide2requiredShiboken2 is the runtime dependency for PySide2; they must be version-matched.

Agent activity

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Resources

packagehttps://pypi.org/project/shiboken2/ ↗

homepagehttps://www.pyside.org ↗