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The Python standard library itself also breaks the PEP8 naming convention in all the ways PyQt does so their decision really makes sense. If Python itself were consistent the trade-off would be different...

I find PyQt to be Pythonic in all the ways that count, e.g. replacing `self.setFoo(bar)` with `self.foo = bar`, decorators for signals/slots, etc.

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It does? Which library?

Unfortunately, a few library modules that predate PEP 8 and that never made the switch still use camel case, such as `unittest` and a few others. Bugs the hell out of me, as do libraries that have no excuse for their lack of compliance with PEP 8, such as PySide.

logging for instance.

    import logging
    logger = logging.getLogger()
    logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
    logger.addHandler(...)

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