[Bug 2154237] Re: ImportError: cannot import name 'uic' from 'PyQt6'

[Dmitry Shachnev]

Fixed in https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pyqt6/6.11.0-2. I moved
the PyQt6.uic module to python3-pyqt6 package. Since it can be used at
runtime, it should not be part of pyqt6-dev-tools.

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Title:
  ImportError: cannot import name 'uic' from 'PyQt6'

Status in pyqt6 package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Committed
Status in software-properties package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I cannot run `software-properties-qt` immediately after apt-installing
  it on Kubuntu 26.04.

  # Expected behavior

  It should not crash

  # Actual behavior

  ```console
  home at daniel-desktop3:~$ GDK_BACKEND=wayland software-properties-qt
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/bin/software-properties-qt", line 36, in <module>
      from softwareproperties.qt.SoftwarePropertiesQt import SoftwarePropertiesQt
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/qt/SoftwarePropertiesQt.py", line 37, in <module>
      from PyQt6 import uic
  ImportError: cannot import name 'uic' from 'PyQt6' (/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/PyQt6/__init__.py)
  ```

  # Workaround

  ```bash
  sudo apt install pyqt6-dev-tools
  ```

  # Analysis

  Please adjust the packaging of python3-pyqt6. Either:
  * Soften the hard-dependency on uic
  * Merge package pyqt6-dev-tools with package python3-pyqt6
  * Add `Depends: pyqt6-dev-tools` to python3-pyqt6's control

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 26.04
  Package: software-properties-qt 0.120
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 7.0.0-15.15-generic 7.0.0
  Uname: Linux 7.0.0-15-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.34.0-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CurrentDesktop: KDE
  Date: Mon May 25 19:31:05 2026
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-11-05 (1298 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 22.10 "Kinetic Kudu" - Release amd64 (20221020)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: software-properties
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to resolute on 2026-04-24 (32 days ago)

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