Nyall, I agree with you on the Linux side, but we make an explicit choice on the Python version shipped with Windows.
Cheers, Pedro ---- On Fri, 26 Mar 2021 08:11:43 +1000 Nyall Dawson <nyall.daw...@gmail.com> wrote ---- > On Fri, 26 Mar 2021 at 08:06, Pedro Camargo <c...@margo.co> wrote: > > > > Hi Sebastian & Nyall, > > > > It is clear that Sebastian knows a LOT more about the issues at hand than > > I ever will, but I think it is worthwhile to expand on the particular > > issues I have found regarding AequilibraE. > > > > 1. The most important functionalities of the software depend on a compiled > > extension that the user is asked to download after the plugin is > > installed, and the workflow for that dependency is still not up for Python > > 3.9 ( I was not aware of the rush for changing versions), and a quick look > > revealed deeper problems, probably related to C runtimes (I will need to > > ask a friend's help to solve that) > > 2. A few other features depend on the user augmenting the QGIS Python > > environment with other libraries (ORTools and openmatrix, which depends on > > PyTables), and some of these libraries are still not available for Python > > 3.9. > > > > In a nutshell, I think Sebastian's suggestion for an upgrade policy is > > really helpful, as it gives us a reference to work with. > > It's really not that simple though -- we have absolutely no control > over the python versions used by many QGIS users. E.g. as a Fedora > user I've had Python 3.9 for months -- it was pushed out almost as > soon as upstream released it. > > Given this I think the responsibility lies with the plugin authors to > ensure they adapt quickly to new Python releases and ensure their > plugin works correctly in all versions of Python supported by the > targeted QGIS versions. > > Nyall > _______________________________________________ QGIS-Developer mailing list QGIS-Developer@lists.osgeo.org List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer
