Re: PyQt4 and Python 3.0

On Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:45:12 -0700, Glenn Linderman <glenn <at> nevcal.com>
wrote:
> On approximately 10/3/2008 4:25 PM, came the following characters from 
> the keyboard of Phil Thompson:
>> Personally I think "compatibility wrappers" are a waste of time and
>> effort.
>> There are times when you really should rewrite your application (and I
>> don't care how big it is). PyQt4 is a complete rewrite of PyQt3, SIP5
>> will
>> not share any code with SIP4.
>>   
> 
> Interesting philosophy.  Some truth there.  But then it is a big job to 
> do a rewrite, and someone else's release schedule isn't always the right 
> time.

You have a potential problem if one customer wants your app for Py2 and
another for Py3. In reality I don't see that as a major problem as paying
customers are going to be the most conservative. I think it will be a while
before Py3 becomes mainstream.

>> Major transitions (Qt3 => Qt4, Python2 => Python3) should be considered
>> as
>> opportunities for rewrites. They should not be treated as "how can I get
>> from one to the other with as few changes as possible".
>>   
> 
> If the application was old, I might agree.  But here I am, thinking 
> about, and starting to code, a brand new application.
>