Qt for Python 5.14.2 is a bug-fix release. For more details, refer to the online documentation included in this distribution. The documentation is also available online: https://doc.qt.io/qtforpython/ Some of the changes listed in this file include issue tracking numbers corresponding to tasks in the Qt Bug Tracker: https://bugreports.qt.io/ Each of these identifiers can be entered in the bug tracker to obtain more information about a particular change. **************************************************************************** * PySide2 * **************************************************************************** - [PYSIDE-239] Python enum types can now be used as a valid signal type. - [PYSIDE-571] qApp has been turned into a normal Python variable. This implies that QtWidgets.qApp no longer works; it should be replaced by qApp. - [PYSIDE-803] GUI slowdowns caused by background threads have been fixed by reducing GIL allocation and usage of Py_(BEGIN|END)_ALLOW_THREADS. - [PYSIDE-858] Windows binaries are now signed. - [PYSIDE-939] - [PYSIDE-1231] Further issues introduced by Python 3.8 have been addressed: - Warnings about deprecated int conversions of enumerations and flags have been fixed. - Packages can now be built with Python 3.8.1. - Tests run with Python 3.8.1. - [PYSIDE-1189] A crash caused by wrong ownership of the return value of QList/QTable/QTreeWidget.mimeData() has been fixed. - [PYSIDE-1199] The webchannel standalone example has been added. - [PYSIDE-1204] QByteArray now properly supports the PyBuffer interface. - [PYSIDE-1214] For accessors returning non-exposed classes inheriting QObject, the most-derived wrapper is now created. **************************************************************************** * Shiboken2 * **************************************************************************** - [PYSIDE-803] The default of the "allow-thread" attribute has been changed to false as it was observed to cause performance issues when using threads. - [PYSIDE-1112] The shiboken documentation has been re-structured. - [PYSIDE-1228] Typedef'ed anonymous enums are now supported. - [PYSIDE-1240] The manual test dumpcodemodel has been modified to output typesystem XML, enabling convenient generation of typesystem file skeletons for new bindings.