Seems Nokia have released official Python-Qt bindings, called PySide, which are LGPL’d.
Apparently they tried to talk Riverbank Computing into releasing the PyQt bindings as LGPL, but Riverbank wouldn’t cooperate. Presumably Riverbank wanted Nokia to pay them a stack of money, forgetting that Nokia, owning Qt, could undercut them by just rewriting the thing themselves.
Either way… this is nothing but good news for Python+Qt fans I think. Not only do we get new, LGPL bindings, but they’re official, and will probably be better synced with official Qt releases. Who knows? They might even be documented 
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This is being a tad too negative towards PyQt – where did you get the idea about stack of money? Such accusation is a bit premature at this stage…
I’m reading between the lines, like everyone is forced to do with corporate press releases. If they want to turn over a new leaf and be up-front about things, or if Riverbank tell their side of the story, then we won’t have to speculate. But I’m quite happy with not affording companies the same benefit of the doubt that I afford individuals. Not a big believer in allowing trade secrets or dealings behind closed doors, when corporate actions affect our societies.
Ah; Riverbank is a one-man operation, so I’m thinking of it as an “individual”
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