> At some point strategic decisions like this should have tangible > benefits beyond the *possability* of attracting a user base. Maybe it > will be different this time - in that case there should be an > explanation as to why. >
One benefit that seems to be overlooked is the compatibility of add-ons. Particularly those with c-extensions. With the move to python 3.9 some add-ons lagged in compatibility. Sticking to the VFX platform usually means add-ons will be up to date with that python if they are used in various apps. > > One of the long-term goals for the Blender project, is to welcome more > > contributions by the industry. And I think investing on that vision > trumps > > the immediate benefit the latest Python (or other library) brings to > > Blender. > > It seems likely to me the benefits of Python sticking to the VFX > platform are being perceived as greater than they actually are (beyond > messaging that "we support the VFX platform"). > > While there are scenarios with Python ABI compatibility (relating to > the VFX platform) can cause problems, and I'm not saying nobody ever > ran into these issues - this seems more like a corner case which isn't > actually blocking people in the VFX industry using Blender in > practice. If it was, they were not vocal when it was announced we > planned to upgrade to Python 3.9. > > Part of my skepticism gets into the details of what the VFX platform > is generally used for, from what I can gather the QT graphical toolkit > and it's Python bindings are a significant factor deciding if Python > can be upgraded for the VFX platform. (PySide [1] sometimes lags in > it's Python support). > > Since using QT from Blender is impractical (last I checked at least), > it's not clear if sticking to an older Python has all that much > benefit for VFX users either (as native Python modules typically > aren't a problem). > > > To have studios contributing to Blender is a two-way street. And Blender > > sticking to the VFX is the least the Blender project can do on its end. > > As far as I can see we tried this and it didn > -- brian.sav...@gmail.com 508-274-8700 _______________________________________________ Bf-committers mailing list Bf-committers@blender.org List details, subscription details or unsubscribe: https://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers
