[issue19491] Python Crashing When Saving Documents

Terry J. Reedy added the comment: I am closing this on the theory that the problem has been fixed by one of the many crash fixers since 3.2. There is certainly insufficient information to act on. Currently, a problem would have to be demonstrated with 3.4 (or possible 2.7). -- resolut

[issue19491] Python Crashing When Saving Documents

STINNER Victor added the comment: > There doesn't seem to be a Pygame version for 3.3 on the pygame webpage? Can't you try just to reproduce the crash in IDLE without installing pygame? (I don't know if pygame is available for Python 3.3.) -- ___ Py

[issue19491] Python Crashing When Saving Documents

Terry J. Reedy added the comment: Exactly what are people doing in the save dialog when they have problems? If they are saving to a standard path under Computer (on the left side bar), there should be no problem. If they are saving to some place listed under Libraries, such as Documents, then

[issue19491] Python Crashing When Saving Documents

Carolyn Reed added the comment: There doesn't seem to be a Pygame version for 3.3 on the pygame webpage? -- ___ Python tracker ___ ___

[issue19491] Python Crashing When Saving Documents

Carolyn Reed added the comment: Okay, we'll see if we can go to V 3.3.2 and see what difference this makes. -- ___ Python tracker ___ ___

[issue19491] Python Crashing When Saving Documents

Carolyn Reed added the comment: Unfortunately we are unable to run it from the command line - as we are a school this is locked down for students. There are no error messages at all, the program just freezes. -- ___ Python tracker

[issue19491] Python Crashing When Saving Documents

STINNER Victor added the comment: By the way, Python 3.2.4 is "old", you should try to reproduce your issue with a newer Python version, like Python 3.3.2. -- ___ Python tracker ___

[issue19491] Python Crashing When Saving Documents

STINNER Victor added the comment: Could you try to collect more information, like an error message, or better a traceback? Do you get a Windows popup like "program crashed"? Try to run IDLE from the command line, not from the icon, to get the traceback. -- nosy: +haypo __

[issue19491] Python Crashing When Saving Documents

New submission from Carolyn Reed: The ICT teacher at the school I work at has reported that frequently students are experiencing their Python software crashing when they attempt to save files. No error message is reported, the software just freezes. They are using the IDLE GUI Python v 3.2.4