python-tools package broke after upgrading to Ubuntu 22.04

[lsaffre]

I'm currently getting "python-tools experienced an unexpected exit. Please consider posting an issue on https://github.com/michaelaquilina/python-tools/issues/new; exit with code 1, signal null" but this repo says in the readme "I am no longer maintaining this package ..." I think it started after a dist-upgrade of my Ubuntu 24.04.

But I use to hit Alt+Ctrl+G (go-to-definition) several times per day. I kind of need it. I tried already to reinstall Linux.pulsar_1.125.0_amd64.deb and to reinstall the python-tools package in Pulsar, without any change.

How can I get the python-tools package back into my Pulsar?
How can I see a log with the full traceback?
What can I do to help you to help me?

[savetheclocktower]

I don't know the exact answer to this question, but I know that you could try installing pulsar-ide-python as a possible (maintained) replacement for what you got from python-tools. If you can get that set up, then Pulsar's built-in Symbols View: Go To Declaration command should work just fine and can be remapped to whatever key binding you want.

Of the other two features mentioned in the python-tools package:

• “Show Usages” can be replicated by installing pulsar-ide-python and then adding the pulsar-find-references package; the Pulsar Find References: Show Panel command will show a list of places where a symbol is used
• “Select String Contents” is something you get for free without needing to install a package (as long as Tree-sitter grammars are enabled). The Editor: Select Larger Syntax Node command will select an entire string if the cursor is within it, and will select progressively larger meaningful sections of the buffer if the command is repeated.

As for the log: if you open the developer tools, you might see more logging about the python-tools failure. If you want to go down that route, please post any relevant logging statements you see in the console. (You can ignore any warnings about “source maps.”)

From what you're describing, it sounds like your OS's version of Python might've been bumped to something past what python-tools was expecting, so I hope the issue has a simple fix.

[lsaffre]

Cool! Thanks, Andrew! This was better than an exact answer :-) My only problem with pulsar-ide-python was that I didn't imagine that it exists!
I updated the page Which editor to use in my Lino Developer Guide.