[IPython-dev] Fwd: [GitHub] show() blocks in pylab mode with ipython 0.10.1 [ipython/ipython GH-185]

[Thomas Spura]

On Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:34:12 -0700
Fernando Perez wrote:

> On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 1:19 PM, Thomas Spura
> <tomspur at fedoraproject.org> wrote:
> > - When opening a shell and deleting that folder in another console
> > and starting ipyton in the now deleted folder you get this crash:
> >  https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=593115
> 
> I'm not terribly inclined to spend much time on this one: trying to
> run anything in a directory that doesn't exist is a bad idea to begin
> with.   We could improve the error message a little bit to something
> like
> 
> "You are trying to walk over the edge of a cliff and haven't noticed
> there is no ground below you.  You are about to experience gravity".
> 
> But that's about it, I think.  Pull request welcome.

Will look at it in some spare time (not very soon).

> > - Don't have a clue on this:
> >  https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=596075
> 
> No idea either.
> 
> > - Might be the most important one:
> >  ipython requires gtk, but should not...
> >  https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=646079
> 
> Ok, this one is bad, and fortunately easy to fix.  Let me know if this
> is not sufficient:
> 
> http://github.com/ipython/ipython/commit/8161523536289eaed01ca42707f6785f59343cd7

I almost exclusively send this mail because of the last issue ;-)
So thanks for the easy-fix...

I'll update ipython this week (or maybe next) and see what the reporter
says...


-- 
Thomas