[issue15853] Idle "quit unexpectedly" w/ attempted edit of preferences
New submission from David Pietz: Currently I am trying to edit idle preferences so I can edit a script which appends a log of Idle activity that I may review for study purposes. I could not really interpret much of the crash logs in console but there seem to be two types of memory errors. I have also seen a variety of situations crash Idle and it is hampering my study as my text uses 3.x not the installed 2.x on my Macbook Pro. As I saw an issue track mentioning os x 10.6, I upgraded to Mountain Lion, os x 10.8 but the behavior is the same. This is my first post. -- messages: 169732 nosy: David.Pietz priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: Idle "quit unexpectedly" w/ attempted edit of preferences type: crash versions: Python 3.2 ___ Python tracker <http://bugs.python.org/issue15853> ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
[issue15853] IDLE crashes selecting Preferences menu with OS X ActiveState Tcl/Tk 8.5.12.1
David Pietz added the comment: r.david.murray- Thank You for your inquiry. My recipe for this crash is (1) simply to start IDLE 3.2.3 in either Snow Leopard or Mountain Lion (2) click on the Bold "IDLE" menu in the menu bar and (3) click on menu item "preferences". At this point a dialog called "Problem Report for IDLE" appears with gobs of technical data details below a message "IDLE quit unexpectedly". I copied what I thought might be most specific. (The suggested 'click to reopen' does not work) I hope this data from the details section is informative even if it is not the only exception type or code I have seen related to IDLE in similar conditions: Crashed Thread: 0 Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV) Exception Codes: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at 0x0024 VM Regions Near 0x24: --> __TEXT 0001-00011000 [4K] r-x/rwx SM=COW /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.2/Resources/Python.app/Contents/MacOS/Python Application Specific Information: Performing @selector(preferences:) from sender NSMenuItem 0x101b46a90 -- Added file: http://bugs.python.org/file27108/GRAB_IDLEquitUnexpectedly.tiff ___ Python tracker <http://bugs.python.org/issue15853> ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
[issue15853] IDLE crashes selecting Preferences menu with OS X ActiveState Tcl/Tk 8.5.12.1
David Pietz added the comment: ned, That is exactly the output I received when I reverted to the ActiveState version, it failed and I ran your grep. Thank You for your interest. djp -- ___ Python tracker <http://bugs.python.org/issue15853> ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
[issue15853] IDLE crashes selecting Preferences menu with OS X ActiveState Tcl/Tk 8.5.12.1
David Pietz added the comment: I thank you, gentlemen, for your kind attention to my issue. I hope it helps everyone in the long run. I, myself, became underwhelmed with these results of successfully opening preferences. I had been expecting to have a "|Startup|-|Shells open with command|text box to put a script in for append-logging my Python study in IDLE which follows Head First Python using 3.x- and its not in preferences for IDLE like it is in Terminal! Well, I guess I have some research to do on that matter. Thanks again. It was very gratifying to have my first issue responded to so quickly and intelligently! -- ___ Python tracker <http://bugs.python.org/issue15853> ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
[issue15853] IDLE crashes selecting Preferences menu with OS X ActiveState Tcl/Tk 8.5.12.1
David Pietz added the comment: It wasn't right on that page anymore but I poked around and fount the 8.5.11.1 and IDLE is no longer crashing when I go to preferences or when I cut and paste in the edit window (I didn't tell you about that did I ?- well it fixed that, too)!! thanks solo much, Ned -- ___ Python tracker <http://bugs.python.org/issue15853> ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
