Build PyQt5 on Windows with OpenSSL support?

Question

I'm trying to build PyQt5 with SSL support but, until now, I have no success at all.

What I have done:

• Rebuild Qt with OpenSSL Support: OK

  configure.exe -static -debug-and-release -opensource -confirm-license -nomake examples -nomake tests -opengl desktop -platform win32-g++ -openssl-linked OPENSSL_LIBS="-lssleay32 -llibeay32" -I C:\OpenSSL-Win32\include -L C:\OpenSSL-Win32\lib
  
  mingw32-make
  

• Install SIP: OK

  python configure.py -p win32-g++
  mingw32-make
  mingw32-make install
  

• Install PyQt5: OK

  python configure.py --spec=win32-g++
  mingw32-make
  mingw32-make install
  

  • Edit the configure.py file, adding a 'printsupport' on QtWebKitWidgets ModuleMetadata:

    'QtWebKitWidgets': ModuleMetadata(qmake_QT=['webkitwidgets', 'printsupport']),

    instead of

    'QtWebKitWidgets': ModuleMetadata(qmake_QT=['webkitwidgets']),

  • After (or before?) the mingw32-make, remove the line

    -strip C:$(INSTALL_ROOT)\Python34\pyuic5.bat

    from target install_pyuic5:

• Test: NOT OK

  >>> from PyQt5.QtNetwork import QSslSocket
  >>> QSslSocket.supportsSsl()
  False
  

So, my questions are:

1. Am I doing anything wrong?
2. Is there any other configuration needed?

Why I'm asking that...If everything is "ok", I'm trying to access (with a QWebview) some https URLs and I'm getting lot or SSL erros, such as:

    QSslSocket: cannot call unresolved function SSLv23_client_method
    QSslSocket: cannot call unresolved function SSL_CTX_new
    QSslSocket: cannot call unresolved function SSL_library_init
    QSslSocket: cannot call unresolved function ERR_get_error

Thank you in advance!

Answer 1

Problem solved!

1. Download and Install the "Light" version of OpenSSL
2. Follow the above procedure to Rebuild Qt with OpenSSL support + Install SIP + Install PyQt
3. Copy ssleay32.dll, libeay32.dll and libssl32.dll to the Qt > mingw > bin folder (C:\Qt\Qt5.3.2\5.3\mingw482_32\bin in my case)

Now you can see a big True when you do a QSslSocket.supportsSsl() test.