# Install sip with Homebrew, dnf, pacman

Tool to create Python bindings for C and C++ libraries. Version 6.15.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-14.

## 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 python3-pyqt4-sip
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: python3-pyqt4-sip from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-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:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/sip>
- **Version:** 6.15.3
- **Source summary:** Tool to create Python bindings for C and C++ libraries
- **Homepage:** <https://python-sip.readthedocs.io/en/latest/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/Python-SIP/sip>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://python-sip.readthedocs.io/en/stable>
- **License:** BSD-2-Clause
- **Source archive:** <https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/02/b1/79bff1c49a9e19ffe0211cb8905cc514c3f6b8f3f7ae55a40403d346c076/sip-6.15.3.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-14T15:13:49+02:00
- **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+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: 2026-07-08
- Package-manager version: 6.15.3
- Package-manager updated: 2026-06-14
- 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:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- dnf - python3-pyqt4-sip - 4.19.25-21.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/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | SIP - Python 3/C++ Bindings Generator for pyqt4 | https://riverbankcomputing.com/software/sip/intro
- dnf - python3-sip-devel - 4.19.25-21.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/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Files needed to generate Python bindings for any C++ class library | https://riverbankcomputing.com/software/sip/intro
- dnf - sip - 4.19.25-21.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/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | SIP - Python/C++ Bindings Generator | https://riverbankcomputing.com/software/sip/intro
- dnf - sip-doc - 4.19.25-21.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/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Documentation for SIP - Python/C++ Bindings Generator | https://riverbankcomputing.com/software/sip/intro
- pacman - sip - 6.15.3-1: 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://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata.
- [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata.
- [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata.
- [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata.
- [python@3.14](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/python-3-14/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [pybind11](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pybind11/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bindings, cli, developer-tools, language-bindings, python.
- [valabind](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/valabind/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bindings, cli, developer-tools, language-bindings.
- [wxpython](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/wxpython/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, language-bindings, python.
- [cpplint](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cpplint/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: c-plus-plus, cli, developer-tools, python.
- [fobis](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fobis/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: build-tool, cli, developer-tools, python.
- [fypp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fypp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: build-tool, cli, developer-tools, python.
- [maturin](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/maturin/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: build-tool, cli, developer-tools, python.
- [mlx](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mlx/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: c-plus-plus, cli, developer-tools, python.

## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/sip.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/sip.yml)


## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
