To buildout, use a Python that has PyQt4 (and its C dependencies) pre-intalled and bootstrap as follows:
path/to/venv/with/pyqt4/bin/python2.7 bootstrap.py --allow-site-packages
Install this older version: https://sourceforge.net/projects/pyqt/files/PyQt4/PyQt-4.11.4/
Possible to use "pip" to install from wheels from: https://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/#pyqt4
- What about icons?