[PyQt] Fwd: pyqt4-dev-tools: defining a pyqtSignal(str) fires a pyqtSignal(QString).

[Phil Thompson]

On 20/06/2015 1:52 pm, Dmitry Shachnev wrote:
> Hi Enno,
> 
> Forwarding your bug report to upstream mailing list.
> 
> --
> Dmitry Shachnev
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Enno <enno.vet at gmx.net>
> Date: 2015-06-19 23:39 GMT+03:00
> Subject: Bug#789330: pyqt4-dev-tools: defining a pyqtSignal(str) fires
> a pyqtSignal(QString).
> To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit at bugs.debian.org>
> 
> 
> Package: pyqt4-dev-tools
> Version: 4.11.3+dfsg-2
> Severity: normal
> 
> Dear Maintainer,
> 
>    * What led up to the situation?
> Defined a class with signals:
> class Blahwoof(QMainWindow):
>     helpsig = pyqtSignal(str)
>     ...
> 
> Connected the signal to a function:
>     def react(self, sig='poof'):
>         self.helpsig.emit(sig)
> 
> Defined a function catching that signal, but instead of a <str> a
> <QString> was received.
> 
> If I define the signal as:
>     helpsig = pyqtSignal(object)
> 
> the function receives a <str>.
> 
> This happens since about 4.11.2+dfsg-1, before it worked fine with the
> pyqtSignal(str) definition.

I can't find a version where it behaved differently - I went back as far 
as v4.10.1. I'm also inclined to call it a feature rather than a bug.

Phil