[Python] How can I install PyQt5in python venv?

I am on Ubuntu 20.04 and have made several attempts to install using pip. For some reason, pip just errors out. I have 3 different versions of pip on my system, and when I first tried installing PyQt5 into the system's main site-packages folder, I couldn't get any of them to install it successfully. I finally got it installed using the Apt package manager, but this is obviously not an option for a virtual environment.

Below is the full trace that I get when trying to install with pip:

ERROR: Command erored out with exit status 1:
command: /home/ntolb/CODING_PROJECTS/python_workspaces/webscraping-projects_workspaces/scr-proj_ws1/bin/python /tmp/tmpuo_qeg4k prepare_metadata_for_build_wheel /tmp/tmpo5bkbzi5
cwd: /tmp/pip-install-9g1_3u0b/pyqt5
complete output (36 lines):
Querying qmake about your Qt installation...
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/tmp/tmpuo_qeg4k", line 126, in prepare_metadata_for_build_wheel
hook = backend.prepare_metadata_for_build_wheel
AttributeError: module 'sipbuild.api' has no attribute 'prepare_metadata_for_build_wheel'

During handling of the above exception, another exception occured:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/tmp/tmpuo_qeg4k", line 280, in <module>
main()
File "/tmp/tmpuo_qeg4k", line 263, in main
json_out['return_val'] = hook(**hook_input['kwargs'])
File "/tmp/tmpuo_qeg4k", line 130, in prepare_metadata_for_build_wheel
return _get_wheel_metadata_from_wheel(backend, metadata_directory,
File "/tmp/tmpuo_qeg4k", line 159, in _get_wheel_metadata_from_wheel
whl_basename = backend.build_wheel(metadata_directory, config_settings)
File "/tmp/pip-build-env-gbcn5_fc/overlay/lib/python3.8/site-packages/sipbuild/api.py", line 28, in build_wheel
project = AbstractProject.bootstrap('wheel',
File "/tmp/pip-build-env-gbcn5_fc/overlay/lib/python3.8/site-packages/sipbuild/abstract_project.py", line 74, in bootstrap
project.setup(pyproject, tool, tool_description)
File "/tmp/pip-build-env-gbcn5_fc/overlay/lib/python3.8/site-packages/sipbuild/project.py", line 608, in setup
self.apply_user_defaults(tool)
File "/tmp/pip-install-9g1_3u0b/pyqt5/project.py", line 68, in apply_user_defaults
super().apply_user_defaults(tool)
File "/tmp/pip-build-env-gbcn5_fc/overlay/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pyqtbuild/project.py", line 51, in apply_user_defaults
super().apply_user_defaults(tool)
File "/tmp/pip-build-env-gbcn5_fc/overlay/lib/python3.8/site-packages/sipbuild/project.py", line 237, in apply_user_defaults
self.builder.apply_user_defaults(tool)
File "/tmp/pip-build-env-gbcn5_fc/overlay/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pyqtbuild/builder.py", line 58, in apply_user_defaults
self._get_qt_configuration()
File "/tmp/pip-build-env-gbcn5_fc/overlay/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pyqtbuild/builder.py", line 483, in _get_qt_configuration
for line in project.read_command_pipe([self.qmake, '-query']):
File "/tmp/pip-build-env-gbcn5_fc/overlay/lib/python3.8/site-packages/sipbuild/project.py", line 575, in read_command_pipe
raise UserException(
sipbuild.exceptions.UserException
----------------------------------------
ERROR: Command errored out with exit status 1: /home/ntolb/CODING_PROJECTS/python_workspaces/webscraping-projects_workspaces/scr-proj_ws1/bin/python /tmp/tmpuo_qeg4k prepare_metadata_for_build_wheel /tmp/tmpo5bkbzi5 Check the logs for full command output.


As I've said, Ive tried multiple versions of pip (which leads me to believe that the problem is with the package itself.) I've also tried updating pip, to no avail.

In summary, how can I install PyQt5 into my venv in this situation.

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