System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException when running multi-line Python command in PowerShell #4958
Description
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Exception report
Exception:
System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: The value must be greater than or equal to zero and less than the console's buffer size in that dimension.
Parameter name: top
Actual value was -2.
at System.Console.SetCursorPosition(Int32 left, Int32 top)
at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine.ReallyRender(RenderData renderData, String defaultColor)
at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine.ForceRender()
at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine.Insert(Char c)
at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine.SelfInsert(Nullable`1 key, Object arg)
at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine.ProcessOneKey(ConsoleKeyInfo key, Dictionary`2 dispatchTable, Boolean ignoreIfNoAction, Object arg)
at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine.InputLoop()
at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine.ReadLine(Runspace runspace, EngineIntrinsics engineIntrinsics)
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Exception:
System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: The value must be greater than or equal to zero and less than the console's buffer size in that dimension.
Parameter name: top
Actual value was -2.
at System.Console.SetCursorPosition(Int32 left, Int32 top)
at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine.ReallyRender(RenderData renderData, String defaultColor)
at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine.ForceRender()
at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine.Insert(Char c)
at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine.SelfInsert(Nullable1 key, Object arg) at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine.ProcessOneKey(ConsoleKeyInfo key, Dictionary2 dispatchTable, Boolean ignoreIfNoAction, Object arg)
at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine.InputLoop()
at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine.ReadLine(Runspace runspace, EngineIntrinsics engineIntrinsics)
Environment data
PS Version: 5.1.19041.6328
PS HostName: ConsoleHost
PSReadLine Version: 2.0.0-beta2
PSReadLine EditMode: Windows
OS: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
BufferWidth: 150
BufferHeight: 41Steps to reproduce
Open PowerShell or Windows Terminal.
Activate a Python virtual environment:
..venv\Scripts\activate
Run this multi-line inline Python command:
& "..venv\Scripts\python.exe" -c "
import sys
print('Python version:', sys.version)
print('\n--- Testing Critical Dependencies ---')
packages_to_test = [
('fastapi', 'FastAPI'),
('uvicorn', 'Uvicorn'),
('streamlit', 'Streamlit'),
('torch', 'PyTorch'),
('transformers', 'Transformers'),
('sklearn', 'Scikit-learn'),
('pandas', 'Pandas'),
('numpy', 'NumPy'),
('nltk', 'NLTK'),
('datasets', 'HuggingFace Datasets')
]
for package, name in packages_to_test:
try:
module = import(package)
version = getattr(module, 'version', 'Unknown')
print(f'√ {name}: {version}')
except ImportError as e:
print(f'? {name}: FAILED - {e}')
"
PowerShell crashes or throws an exception before execution completes, showing an error from PSReadLine:
System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: The value must be greater than or equal to zero and less than the console's buffer size in that dimension.
Parameter name: top
Actual value was -1.
Expected behavior
The command should execute the inline Python script normally and print dependency check results without any interruption or crash.
Actual behavior
PowerShell crashes with the following PSReadLine error:
System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: The value must be greater than or equal to zero and less than the console's buffer size in that dimension.
Parameter name: top
Actual value was -1.
at System.Console.SetCursorPosition(Int32 left, Int32 top)
at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine.ReallyRender(RenderData renderData, String defaultColor)
at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine.ForceRender()
at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine.Insert(Char c)
...
This occurs consistently when pasting or editing long multi-line commands that exceed the PowerShell buffer or line wrapping region.