Qt for Python 6.8.0 is a minor release.

For more details, refer to the online documentation included in this
distribution. The documentation is also available online:

https://doc.qt.io/qtforpython/

Some of the changes listed in this file include issue tracking numbers
corresponding to tasks in the Qt Bug Tracker:

https://bugreports.qt.io/

Each of these identifiers can be entered in the bug tracker to obtain more
information about a particular change.

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 - [PYSIDE-769]  QtAsyncio: The application argument has been removed
                 from the loop policy.
 - [PYSIDE-2221] The code for signal connections for Python callables not
                 targeting a QMetaMethod has be reimplemented to simplify
                 code and prepare for removal of the GIL.
 - [PYSIDE-2404] Lazy loading has been extended to smart pointers
                 and nested types.
 - [PYSIDE-2620] pyside6-svgtoqml has been added.
 - [PYSIDE-2701] The size of the generated code has been reduced.
 - [PYSIDE-2701] Python formats with "#" in it are now supported.
 - [PYSIDE-2711] An undesired invalidation of QObjects/QWidgets after
                 calling parent(Widget)() has been fixed.
 - [PYSIDE-2766] Android wheels are now provided.
 - [PYSIDE-2786] Modern typing syntax is now used in examples and QtAsyncio
                 code, enabled by a future import for Python 3.9, too.
 - [PYSIDE-2805] An overload taking a slot connected to QMessageBox.accepted
                 has been added to QMessageBox.open().
 - [PYSIDE-2810] The number of QByteArray conversions in libpyside's
                 signal handling has been reduced.
 - [PYSIDE-2820] Opaque containers of type QList can now be used for initial
                 properties in QML.
 - [PYSIDE-2803] Deployment: An issue in QML import scanning causing
                 overly long command lines has been fixed.
 - [PYSIDE-2837] The documentation has been restructured and updated.
 - [PYSIDE-2859] QModelRoleDataSpan for implementing
                 QAbstractItemModel.multiData() has been added.
 - [PYSIDE-2840] Enumeration properties for Qt Designer custom widgets
                 have been fixed.
 - [PYSIDE-2845] QSemaphore.tryAcquire() has been fixed to work with
                 the snake case feature. The existing C++ function
                 try_acquire() has been removed.
 - [PYSIDE-2846] Type hints: Many issues in the generated stub files
                 have been fixed to enable checking with mypy.

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 - [PYSIDE-2792] Potential mismatches caused by nested classes
                 when looking up converters by name have been fixed.
 - [PYSIDE-1735] The generated code for enumerations has been refactored
                 to consider underlying types.