PyQt5 requirements obsolete?

[marfel]

Hi,
when I install and run vitables on a relatively clean Ubuntu 16.04/Python2.7 server using conda, I get

pkg_resources.DistributionNotFound: The 'PyQt5>=5.5.1' distribution was 
not found and is required by ViTables

However, conda search pyqt yields

pyqt                         4.11.4                   py27_0  conda-forge     
                             4.11.4                   py34_0  conda-forge     
...
                          *  5.6.0                    py27_2  defaults        
...

I am no expert in setuptools, conda, Qt and other such higher magic. But if I simply remove the line PyQt5 (>=5.5.1) from

<conda-env>/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ViTables-3.0.0-py2.7.egg-info/requires.txt

the program runs flawlessly. Is this the intented behaviour?

[uvemas]

No, it is not intended behavior. It is a compatibility problem mentioned in the last entry of the ViTables FAQ. I'll try to get it fixed in the next release. Thanks for your report.

[marfel]

Ah, sorry, I overlooked the FAQ entry (we are using miniconda, not the full Anaconda suite). But since you already have this on the radar, feel free to close this issue.

[uvemas]

No problem. Thanks for the report.