Can't install libvirt-python on El Capitan

[pavelz]

==> Installing virt-manager from jeffreywildman/virt-manager
==> Downloading https://fedorahosted.org/released/virt-manager/virt-manager-1.4.0.tar.gz
Already downloaded: /Users/pavel/Library/Caches/Homebrew/virt-manager-1.4.0.tar.gz
==> Patching
patching file virt-clone
patching file virt-convert
patching file virt-install
patching file virt-manager
patching file virt-xml
==> Downloading https://libvirt.org/sources/python/libvirt-python-1.3.5.tar.gz
Already downloaded: /Users/pavel/Library/Caches/Homebrew/virt-manager--libvirt-python-1.3.5.tar.gz
==> python -c import setuptools... --no-user-cfg install --prefix=/usr/local/Cellar/virt-manager/1.4.0/libexec/vendor --single-version-externally-managed --record=installed.txt
Last 15 lines from /Users/pavel/Library/Logs/Homebrew/virt-manager/01.python:
--record=installed.txt

running install
running build
/usr/local/opt/pkg-config/bin/pkg-config --print-errors --atleast-version=0.9.11 libvirt
/usr/local/opt/python/bin/python2.7 generator.py libvirt /usr/local/Cellar/libvirt/2.0.0/share/libvirt/api/libvirt-api.xml
Found 413 functions in /usr/local/Cellar/libvirt/2.0.0/share/libvirt/api/libvirt-api.xml
Found 0 functions in libvirt-override-api.xml
Generated 343 wrapper functions
Missing type converters:
virTypedParameterPtr *:1
virConnectStoragePoolEventGenericCallback:1
ERROR: failed virConnectStoragePoolEventRegisterAny
ERROR: failed virDomainGetGuestVcpus
error: command '/usr/local/opt/python/bin/python2.7' failed with exit status 1

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If reporting this issue please do so at (not Homebrew/brew):
https://github.com/jeffreywildman/homebrew-virt-manager/issues

[jessiebryan]

I'm also having this issue today.

[pavelz]

i have tried to use it with libvirt-python-2.0.0, it installs and runs but gives a cryptic message on trying to connect to qemu+ssh host.

[chrootlogin]

same error here.

[techdev5521]

Bump

[aussieade]

just encountered this too

[alexrett]

same error

[mgraff]

Same issue here

[Marzelpan]

Works for me with libvirt-python-2.1.0

[ghost]

Same here

[shurilnik]

Marzelpan, could you please provide the way to use libvirt-python-2.1.0 ? As it forcibly downloads https://libvirt.org/sources/python/libvirt-python-1.3.5.tar.gz

[Marzelpan]

Hi! I patched virt-manager.rb just like leafi did in pull request #53.

[mgraff]

Until the pull request is accepted, you have to manually patch the file /usr/local/Library/Taps/jeffreywildman/homebrew-virt-manager/virt-manager.rb with the following diff, then brew install virt-manager

 -    url "https://libvirt.org/sources/python/libvirt-python-1.3.5.tar.gz"
 -    sha256 "a0508a57637fd18a3584fb9d2322fb172f65708c9db16e0438a70eb0f36fa5c2"
 +    url "https://libvirt.org/sources/python/libvirt-python-2.1.0.tar.gz"
 +    sha256 "74887fa1be60db2701e726da7e01e3bf18ecd3b8d1cfdf2f1f7480e1a1edbacb"

[shurilnik]

Thank you! Got it! ;-)
However looks like ssh support is broken in libvirt2. It doesn't event try to open ssh socket connection... libssh2 is installed...
virsh returns:
error: failed to connect to the hypervisor
error: An error occurred, but the cause is unknown

With any debug level.

[jnix85]

Could someone provide newb instructions for patching this? I am a recent linux convert

[jeffreywildman]

Closing as this was likely due to mismatch between libvirt-python and libvirt version. Updated virt-manager points to libvirt-4.0.0 to match latest libvirt in homebrew-core.