[PyQt] Updated pyqt5-tools on PyPi

[Phil Thompson]

On 14 May 2017, at 5:50 pm, Kyle Altendorf <sda at fstab.net> wrote:
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> On 2017-05-13 14:34, Detlev Offenbach wrote:
>> Hello Kyle,
>> is this wheel really dependent upon a specific Python version? As far as I can
>> see, it contains only Qt executables independent of Python. Is a version
>> independent package possible? I think it would be good, if Python 3.4  could
>> be supported as well.
>> Detlev
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> Hi Detlev,
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> For me the heart of this package is the pyqt5.dll plugin for Designer.  I don't know the details of compatibility in regards to that and different Python versions so I started with the brute force approach.  I did make efforts to make 3.4 work but backed off when I realized there weren't 3.4 wheels (well, I think it was 5.6 would install in 3.4 but there aren't any 3.4 SIP wheels).  That's probably either a fake issue or can just be worked around with the old installers or such.
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> What version of PyQt are you using with 3.4 and how are you installing it?

The plugin uses Python calls that are not in the limited API and so the current code is specific to a particular Python version. Theoretically it could be re-written (and extra functionality added to the sip module) to work around that.

Phil