[PyQt] GIL related problem? Code inside.

[Phil Thompson]

On Thursday 19 April 2007 1:37 pm, V. Armando Sole wrote:
> Phil Thompson wrote:
>
> """
> 3. Automatically release the GIL whenever any Qt call is made from a
> QObject derived class. The assumption is that this will cover the vast
> majority of cases. Any other cases would have to be identified through bug
> reports. """

This applied to PyQt4, not PyQt3.

> I guess I have one bug report.
>
> We have got some problems with old PyQt3 applications when upgrading to the
> latest sip and PyQt. The problem comes from the new GIL handling and the
> use of QApplication.postEvent inside QThreads.
>
> While we agree on the above described behaviour, perhaps an exception
> should be made for qt.QApplication.postEvent (at least from inside a
> QThread). The cleanest way we found to solve our problem is to replace
> every appearence of QApplication.postEvent by QThread.postEvent if the call
> is made from inside a qthread. At the qt level both calls are exactly the
> same, but Trolltech says in the documentation that  QThread.postEvent is
> obsolete.
>
> The code below reproduces the problem if desired and shows the solution
> too.

It's a regression in 3.17.1 and I've backed out the change in tonight's 
snapshot. If you confirm it fixes your problems I'll release 3.17.2 in the 
next few days.

Thanks,
Phil