Maya 2017 was released today and with it comes a big change; PySide (and PyQt4) no longer works with Maya. This guide explains how to deal with that and make your Python and PySide/PyQt scripts compatible with Maya 2017 as well as older Maya versions. This guide is also applicable to e.g. Nuke or any other Python-enabled DCC app which uses Qt. Background (Qt4 vs Qt5) Starting with Maya 2011, Maya’
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