Pyrcc5′ is not recognized as an internal or external command

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Explanation:

The error message “pyrcc5′ is not recognized as an internal or external command” typically occurs when the pyrcc5 command is not recognized by the system. This command is usually part of the PyQt framework and is used to compile resource files.

To resolve this issue, you can follow these steps:

  1. Check if PyQt framework is installed correctly on your system. You can do this by running the following command in the terminal or command prompt:

    pip show PyQt5
  2. If PyQt5 is not installed, you can install it using the following command:

    pip install PyQt5
  3. If PyQt5 is already installed, but the command is still not recognized, you may need to add the PyQt5 installation path to the system’s environment variables.
  4. The installation path for PyQt5 can vary depending on your system and Python installation. You can search for the location of the pyrcc5.exe file on your system.
  5. Once you have located the pyrcc5.exe file, you can add its directory to the PATH environment variable.
  6. After adding the directory to the PATH variable, restart your command prompt or terminal and try running the pyrcc5 command again. It should now be recognized by the system.

Here’s an example of how the commands and output may look like: 

    
      C:\Users\YourUser>pyrcc5
      'pyrcc5' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

      C:\Users\YourUser>pip show PyQt5
      Name: PyQt5
      Version: 5.15.4
      Location: c:\python39\lib\site-packages
      ...

      C:\Users\YourUser>pip install PyQt5
      ...
      Successfully installed PyQt5-5.15.4 PyQt5-sip-12.9.0

      C:\Users\YourUser>pyrcc5
      Usage: pyrcc5 [options] <.qrc file>
      ...

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