[Qgis-developer] When to start converting our plugins?

[Nyall Dawson]

On 6 January 2017 at 09:51, Mathieu Pellerin <nirvn.asia at gmail.com> wrote:
> Tom,
>
> While Nyall's right to point out further API disruption on the horizon, your
> exercise isn't in vain since the plugin adjustments you've figured out will
> still be needed when porting season will open.

That's true for some changes (such as python 3, Qt 5), but there's no
gaurantee that 3.0 breaks within PyQGIS won't be changed later in the
3.0 cycle.

So yes, this *is* a good time to port to python 3, Qt5, PyQt5 so long
as you don't do major refactoring which may be affected by the PyQGIS
api!

Nyall

>
> If you have time, you should write a blog post somewhere to detail this
> experience of yours, I'm sure it'll be useful to many.
>
> M
>
> On Jan 6, 2017 06:23, "Tom Chadwin" <tom.chadwin at nnpa.org.uk> wrote:
>>
>> Nyall Dawson wrote
>> > I'd say just before/after feature freeze.
>>
>> Sounds sensible. Any ideas on how long between beginning of feature freeze
>> and release? Could be *a lot* of plugin devs pleading for help from QGIS
>> devs.
>>
>> Thanks again
>>
>> Tom
>>
>>
>>
>> -----
>> Buy Pie Spy: Adventures in British pastry 2010-11 on Amazon
>> --
>> View this message in context:
>> http://osgeo-org.1560.x6.nabble.com/When-to-start-converting-our-plugins-tp5302167p5302225.html
>> Sent from the Quantum GIS - Developer mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
>> _______________________________________________
>> Qgis-developer mailing list
>> Qgis-developer at lists.osgeo.org
>> List info: http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer
>> Unsubscribe: http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Qgis-developer mailing list
> Qgis-developer at lists.osgeo.org
> List info: http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer
> Unsubscribe: http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer