python - installing PyGObject via pip in virtualenv -

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i'm upgrading old django app python2.7 python3.4. while installing pygobject via pip, got error:

collecting pygobject   using cached pygobject-2.28.3.tar.bz2     complete output command python setup.py egg_info:     traceback (most recent call last):       file "<string>", line 20, in <module>       file "/tmp/pip-build-9dp0wn96/pygobject/setup.py", line 272         raise systemexit, 'error: nothing do, gio not found , essential.'                     ^     syntaxerror: invalid syntax      ---------------------------------------- command "python setup.py egg_info" failed error code 1 in /tmp/pip-build-9dp0wn96/pygobject 

i trying install in virtualenv. system-wide installation doesn't work either... working on arch linux python3.4

i have installed arch package named pygobject-devel 3.16.2-1 still can't import gobject python module

what damned missing gio?

any welcomed... thanx in advance !

answer in post tagged in comment above !!!! have there => python cannot install pygobject

ok managed !

to install pygobject in virtrualenv, give pip.

1. install pygobject system-wide (with package manager or compile manually). example, in case :

   sudo pacman -suy python-gobject2 

2. link in virtualenv :

   ln -s /usr/lib/python3.4/site-packages/gobject* /wherever/is/your/virtualenv/venv/lib/python3.4/site-packages/ 

3. you might need link other modules (in case glib) :

   ln -s /usr/lib/python3.4/site-packages/glib* /wherever/is/your/virtualenv/venv/lib/python3.4/site-packages/ 

you might find helpful infos system-wide , virtualenv installations , interactions between modules here :

virtualenv: specifing packages use system-wide vs local