From 2cebb4ca8ab0b6be1958c609c325918dc9b1a43c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: davide3011 <davide.grilli@outlook.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 14:48:06 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix(setup): update qml_gui PyQt6 pins for x86_64 and aarch64
 compatibility

---
 README.md | 3 ++-
 setup.py  | 6 +++++-
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 34a2a8585..ecbd9c94a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ python run_electrum gui -g qml
 sudo apt update
 sudo apt install -y python3-venv python3-pip build-essential python3-dev
 sudo apt install -y libffi-dev libssl-dev libsecp256k1-dev
+sudo apt install -y libpulse0  # required by QtMultimedia (QML GUI)
 ```
 
 **Setup with Virtual Environment:**
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ source env/bin/activate
 # Upgrade pip and install dependencies
 python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
 pip install -r contrib/requirements/requirements.txt
-pip install cryptography>=2.6
+pip install "cryptography>=2.6"
 
 # Install PyQt6 (ARM64-compatible versions)
 pip install --only-binary PyQt6,PyQt6-Qt6 \
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0674ce38d..58e256b4b 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -45,7 +45,11 @@ extras_require = {
     'gui': ['pyqt6'],
     'crypto': ['cryptography>=2.6'],
     'tests': ['pycryptodomex>=3.7', 'cryptography>=2.6', 'pyaes>=0.1a1'],
-    'qml_gui': ['pyqt6<6.6', 'pyqt6-qt6<6.6']
+    'qml_gui': [
+        'pyqt6>=6.7.0,<6.8.0',
+        'pyqt6-qt6>=6.7.0,<6.8.0',
+        'pyqt6-sip==13.10.2',
+    ],
 }
 # 'full' extra that tries to grab everything an enduser would need (except for libsecp256k1...)
 extras_require['full'] = [pkg for sublist in