[Python-press] PyQt v3.16 Released (Python Language Bindings for Qt)

[Phil Thompson]

Riverbank Computing is pleased to announce the release of PyQt v3.16 available 
from http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/pyqt/.

The main benefit of this release is that it can be installed side by side with 
the soon-to-be-released PyQt v4 (for Qt v4).  Development snapshots of PyQt 
v4 are available to existing customers.

Other changes since the last release include:

- improved interoperability between QString and Python string and unicode
  objects.

An evaluation version of PyQt for Windows is available that can be used with 
the evaluation version of Qt v3.

PyQt is a comprehensive set of Qt bindings for the Python programming language 
(http://www.python.org/) and supports the same platforms as Qt.  Like Qt, 
PyQt is available under the GPL (for UNIX, Linux and MacOS/X) and a 
commercial license (for Windows, UNIX, Linux and MacOS/X).

Python is a fully featured, easy to learn, object orientated scripting 
language.  With PyQt it can be used either as a rapid prototyping tool, or as 
an alternative to C++ for developing large Qt applications.  Tools are 
available for deploying applications as a single binary executable.

PyQt includes the pyuic utility which generates Python code to implement user 
interfaces created with Qt Designer in the same way that the uic utility 
generates C++ code.

Third party tools are also available - such as eric3, a comprehensive IDE 
(including an editor, debugger, class browser, integration with Qt Designer, 
re-factoring tools, unit testing tools and integration with source code 
control systems).  eric3 is written entirely using PyQt and is available from 
http://www.die-offenbachs.de/detlev/eric3.html.