From 4203157bf240cb4f68ea97dd4cb5cb76da8acd41 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Niklas <merlin208.nh@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2026 20:24:51 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] shelf: PySide2-first import with PySide6 fallback for Qt5/6
 compatibility

---
 toolbar/hermes_bridge.shelf | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/toolbar/hermes_bridge.shelf b/toolbar/hermes_bridge.shelf
index 3de9b51..866afc6 100644
--- a/toolbar/hermes_bridge.shelf
+++ b/toolbar/hermes_bridge.shelf
@@ -30,7 +30,12 @@ Design notes (why this version differs from the old one):
   making that the default.
 """
 
-from PySide6 import QtWidgets, QtCore, QtGui
+try:
+    # Houdini <= 20.5
+    from PySide2 import QtWidgets, QtCore, QtGui
+except ImportError:
+    # Houdini 21.0+
+    from PySide6 import QtWidgets, QtCore, QtGui
 import hou
 import socket
 import json