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+#!/bin/bash
+# This hook is run after a new virtualenv is activated.
+# ~/.virtualenvs/postmkvirtualenv
+# tested and working in debian
+
+# Symlinks PyQt4 from global installation into virtualenv site-packages
+# XXX TODO:
+# script fails in ubuntu, with path: /usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/PyQt4
+# use import PyQt4; PyQt4.__path__ instead
+
+LIBS=( PyQt4 sip.so )
+
+PYTHON_VERSION=python$(python -c "import sys; print (str(sys.version_info[0])+'.'+str(sys.version_info[1]))")
+VAR=( $(which -a $PYTHON_VERSION) )
+
+GET_PYTHON_LIB_CMD="from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print (get_python_lib())"
+LIB_VIRTUALENV_PATH=$(python -c "$GET_PYTHON_LIB_CMD")
+LIB_SYSTEM_PATH=$(${VAR[-1]} -c "$GET_PYTHON_LIB_CMD")
+
+for LIB in ${LIBS[@]}
+do
+    ln -s $LIB_SYSTEM_PATH/$LIB $LIB_VIRTUALENV_PATH/$LIB 
+done