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[Ian Clatworthy <ian.clatworthy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

John Arbash Meinel wrote:

> For simplicity, I'd like to stick with python2.5 and PyQt 4.4 for this
> release. We can look at bumping it to py 2.6 + PyQt >= 4.6 for the next one.

I wonder whether we'd be better served by having our Windows users
running on the same PyQt release as our Ubuntu and OS X users? Lucid
currently has 4.6.0 and I believe the OS X installers are bundling 4.6.x.

Disclaimer: My motivation here is slightly selfish. I accidentally
started using some post 4.4 APIs to tune widget layouts recently. I'll
go through and make them conditional on the right version of Qt being
installed today. Even so, it always feels odd to me to not take
advantage of APIs offering a better user experience without a compelling
reason. In the case of Windows (unlike most Linux distros), *we* get to
dictate the Qt version so I feel we ought to take the latest unless
there's clear evidence it's a bad idea.

I agree that sticking with py 2.5 + PyQt 4.4 is the easiest answer right
now. OTOH, rc1 has a few weeks of testing time up its sleeve so we
*could* upgrade now and address any issues as they come up. Could we try
PtQt 4.6.x in combination with Python 2.5 say?

Ian C.