[PyQt] Version matching: Qt and PyQt

Phil Thompson phil at riverbankcomputing.com
Fri Dec 2 09:36:08 GMT 2011


On Thu, 1 Dec 2011 18:13:52 -0800 (PST), James Polk <jpolk5001 at yahoo.com>
wrote:
> Is there a online guide anywhere to match a version of Qt with it's
> corresponding 
> 
> version of PyQt ?

Apart from the initial '4' the version numbers are completely independent.
The latest version of PyQt fully supports all versions of Qt released until
that point. Given Qt's commitment to binary compatibility it should also
work with all future versions of Qt.

> For example,...on Windows, in order to work with Maya2011, I had to
install
> Qt 4.5.3 and use PyQt 4.7.3  (and sip too)

That's a Maya imposed restriction, nothing to do with either Qt or PyQt.

> Is there a lookup table somewhere where these versions are matched up?
> Not only Windows, but OSX, and Linux too..?
> 
> My current dilemma is finding the right version combo for OSX Lion
(10.7.2
> 64bit)

The latest versions should always be the one with fewest bugs.

Phil


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