[PyQt] PyQt4 and Python 3.0

[Phil Thompson]

On Sun, 05 Oct 2008 14:11:45 +0200, Simon Edwards <simon at simonzone.com>
wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Phil Thompson wrote:
>> 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".
> 
> I thought the way the Python guys handled Python 3 was very good. Just 
> break what (really) needs to be broken and clear the way for future 
> enhancements. Although porting of applications is still needed, they've 
> stayed away from trivial and stylistic 'fixes' to Python and the libs 
> which bring a lot more porting work for little real world gain. Things 
> like changing the naming of classes and modules names etc fall into the 
> stylistic change category in my book.

I completely agree.

> I hope Phil can stick to the really needed stuff. Porting stuff from 
> Qt/KDE 3 to 4 has proven to be draining work which I hope to avoid 
> having to do again in the near future.

Which is why I say don't port, rewrite.

Phil