# Install sip with Homebrew, dnf, pacman Tool to create Python bindings for C and C++ libraries. Version 6.16.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-08-03. Also installable with dnf: sudo dnf install python3-pyqt4-sip. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:sip ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install sip ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install sip ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: sip from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S sip ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: sip from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:sip - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 6.16.0 - **Source summary:** Tool to create Python bindings for C and C++ libraries - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-2-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-08-03T17:52:37Z - **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00 ## Executables - sip-build (cli) - sip-distinfo (cli) - sip-install (cli) - sip-module (cli) - sip-sdist (cli) - sip-wheel (cli) - sip-build (alias) - sip-distinfo (alias) - sip-install (alias) - sip-module (alias) - sip-sdist (alias) - sip-wheel (alias) ## Dependencies - python@3.14 ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on all ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-04 - Package-manager version: 6.16.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-08-03 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://python-sip.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: pyproject.toml ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** sip - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - dnf - python3-pyqt4-sip - 4.19.25-23.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: python3-pyqt4-sip from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst | SIP - Python 3/C++ Bindings Generator for pyqt4 | https://riverbankcomputing.com/software/sip/intro - dnf - python3-sip-devel - 4.19.25-23.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: python3-sip-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst | Files needed to generate Python bindings for any C++ class library | https://riverbankcomputing.com/software/sip/intro - dnf - sip - 4.19.25-23.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: sip from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst | SIP - Python/C++ Bindings Generator | https://riverbankcomputing.com/software/sip/intro - dnf - sip-doc - 4.19.25-23.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: sip-doc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst | Documentation for SIP - Python/C++ Bindings Generator | https://riverbankcomputing.com/software/sip/intro - pacman - sip - 6.16.0-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: sip from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A tool that makes it easy to create Python bindings for C and C++ libraries | https://www.riverbankcomputing.com/ ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://pkg.so/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://pkg.so/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://pkg.so/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [Language runtime packages](https://pkg.so/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [python@3.14](https://pkg.so/brew/python-3-14/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cffi](https://pkg.so/brew/cffi/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: bindings, cli, developer-tools, language-bindings, python. - [pybind11](https://pkg.so/brew/pybind11/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: bindings, cli, developer-tools, language-bindings, python. - [swig](https://pkg.so/brew/swig/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: bindings, c-plus-plus, cli, developer-tools. - [pyqt](https://pkg.so/brew/pyqt/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: bindings, cli, developer-tools, python. - [maturin](https://pkg.so/brew/maturin/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: build-tool, cli, developer-tools, python. - [pyside](https://pkg.so/brew/pyside/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: bindings, cli, developer-tools, python. - [cpplint](https://pkg.so/brew/cpplint/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: c-plus-plus, cli, developer-tools, python. - [cbindgen](https://pkg.so/brew/cbindgen/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: bindings, c-plus-plus, cli, developer-tools. - [distcc](https://pkg.so/brew/distcc/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: build, c-plus-plus, cli, developer, developer-tools. - [fobis](https://pkg.so/brew/fobis/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: build, build-tool, cli, developer, developer-tools. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/sip.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/sip.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - package version freshness - pkgdb category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph