[Idle-dev] [Fwd: IDLE crash (2.0 with VPython) on unicode string]

[Bernie]

Bernie wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I am using Pyhton 2.0 (with VPython extension) on MS Windows 98, Second
> Edition (Chinese), and have encountered a crash when I try to use Unicode
> string.
> 
> I understand that the use of VPython did push back the IDLE version back
> to version 0.5.  I am trying to figure out if:
> 
>   -  it was a known bug and was fixed; or
>   -  the crash was caused by VPython IDLE; or
>   -  it is a new bug
> 
> Please try the following out on your IDLE:
> 
> a = u'卡 塔 爾 半 島 電 視 台 周 四 播 出 美 國 九 一 一 襲 擊 事 件 '
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Bernie
> 
> 
> ============================================================================
> Python 2.0 (#8, Oct 16 2000, 17:27:58) [MSC 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
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> IDLE 0.5 -- press F1 for help
> >>> a = u'卡 塔 爾 半 島 電 視 台 周 四 播 出 美 國 九 一 一 襲 擊 事 件 '
>                                                                           ^
>                                      crash when hit <Enter>_______________|
> 
> Exception in Tkinter callback
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "c:\python20\lib\lib-tk\Tkinter.py", line 1287, in __call__
>     return apply(self.func, args)
>   File "C:\PYTHON20\Tools\idle\PyShell.py", line 592, in enter_callback
>     self.auto.auto_indent(event)
>   File "C:\PYTHON20\Tools\idle\AutoIndent.py", line 270, in
> newline_and_indent_event
>     c = y.get_continuation_type()
>   File "C:\PYTHON20\Tools\idle\PyParse.py", line 332, in get_continuation_type
>     self._study1()
>   File "C:\PYTHON20\Tools\idle\PyParse.py", line 220, in _study1
>     str = string.translate(str, _tran)
>   File "c:\python20\lib\string.py", line 308, in translate
>     return s.translate(table, deletions)
> TypeError: translate requires exactly 1 argument; 2 given