IDLE hang when tooltip comes up in Linux

[yesk13]

BPO	7738
Nosy	@kbkaiser, @ned-deily, @briancurtin, @asvetlov

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assignee = 'https://github.com/kbkaiser'
closed_at = <Date 2012-03-21.19:33:34.323>
created_at = <Date 2010-01-19.08:30:31.341>
labels = ['expert-IDLE', 'type-bug']
title = 'IDLE hang when tooltip comes up in Linux'
updated_at = <Date 2012-03-21.19:35:55.308>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/yesk13'

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activity = <Date 2012-03-21.19:35:55.308>
actor = 'asvetlov'
assignee = 'kbk'
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closed_date = <Date 2012-03-21.19:33:34.323>
closer = 'ned.deily'
components = ['IDLE']
creation = <Date 2010-01-19.08:30:31.341>
creator = 'yesk13'
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issue_num = 7738
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priority = 'normal'
resolution = 'works for me'
stage = 'resolved'
status = 'closed'
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type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue7738'
versions = ['Python 3.1', 'Python 2.7', 'Python 3.2']

[yesk13]

IDLE will hang when a tooltip shows in a Linux system (Ubuntu).

do this:

t = (1,2,3)
len(t)

it will hang after the closing ')', when you press return nothing will happen or when you press any keys, it won't show up.

However, you can work around this hangup by clicking on the IDLE menus on top or clicking on a different application on your desktop and return to IDLE and press Enter will work again

tested on python2.5, python2.6, python3.0 on linux machine

however in windows vista with python3.1 the tooltip hangup doesn't exist. Only in Linux does it behave like that.

[kbkaiser]

Works for me on 2.6.4, trunk, and 3.2a0 - arch linux
Tk 8.4

[rakeshd]

I too have the same bug with python 2.6.4 and 3.1. The issue seems to be with Tk8.5. Earlier idle packages worked fine Tk8.4.

[kbkaiser]

Linux trader 2.6.38-2-686 #1 SMP Thu Apr 7 05:24:21 UTC 2011 i686 GNU/Linux
kbk@trader:~/Python/Py27$ aptitude show tk8.5
Package: tk8.5
...
Version: 8.5.9-2

Debian Linux Wheezy

Can't reproduce on 2.7.1+ 3.1.4+ 3.2.1beta 3.3alpha0 with Tk8.4 Tk8.5

[asvetlov]

Works fine on Ubuntu 11.10 with tk 8.5 for 3.2, 2.7 and 3.3 alpha.

[ned-deily]

Since most people can't reproduce this problem now, let's assume it was a problem in the particular version of Tk used. If someone can reproduce it with a current IDLE and Tk, please reopen with details.

[asvetlov]

+1