Deactivate pager by default in the iPython console (because it's perceived as a freeze) #1420
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From ccordoba12 on 2013-06-07T09:45:23Z Could you provide an example of a function that it's freezing Spyder? Labels: OpSys-OSX |
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From fi...@moosvi.com on 2013-06-08T22:15:43Z Hi, Yes as I explained in the steps to reproduce the problem, if you type 'where???' It will exhibit the described behaviour. |
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From albert.m...@gmail.com on 2013-09-03T12:17:33Z The regular interactive python interpreter does not have this problem However the interactive python does have this bug The same is also true if you just type "?" at the console prompt... Help text is displayed .. that is great... but then the console is inactive and you can only use it to read the help text and have to start over with a new console loosing all variables defined etc Spyder Version: 2.2.0 |
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From gilboal...@gmail.com on 2013-11-16T05:24:09Z This happens in Windows as well (32-bit WinXP, WinPython 3.3.2.3): Spyder Version: 2.3.0 dev6 |
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From vp2...@gmail.com on 2014-04-30T14:50:02Z This seems to me like a critical error, since it you have to kill the console just because you ran help on an object. I can verify I have the same issue in Windows 8 64-bit, Spyder 2.2.5, Python 2.7.6. Thanks! |
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From ccordoba12 on 2014-05-01T15:57:41Z I'm unable to reproduce this behavior but if you say it's so bad then I'm going to disable it. After all, you can use "Ctrl+I" to access docs in the Object Inspector and now that's quite clear from its "Usage" message (in 2.3). Labels: -OpSys-OSX Cat-IPythonConsole MS-v2.3 |
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From vp2...@gmail.com on 2014-05-01T17:31:49Z Carlos, for me, I get the freeze for both "where?" and "where??". The issue seems to be how long the docstring is and whether it prints past the bottom of the ipython as currently sized. For example, if I do "pandas.series.max?" with my ipython console pulled out of spyder into it's own independent window and then maximize it on my 1080x1920 screen, I do not get a freeze. But if I run the same command with the ipython console in the default bottom right quadrant of spyder, then I do get the freeze. Attachment: 1.PNG 2.PNG |
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From ccordoba12 on 2014-05-01T18:04:09Z Thanks for insisting with this one Viraj, I finally got what this problem is about! This is not a freeze, but I can understand your confusion. When a docstring is too long, the console uses an special widget (called "pager") to show it, instead of flooding it with too much text. You can get out of it by pressing the "q" key. You can also deactivate this behavior by going to and un-checking the option called Linux people is accustomed to it (from the more and less pagers) but I guess people from other OSes find it as a freeze. So I'm gonna deactivate it by default in 2.3 (but the option will be left there for people that understand how to use it). Summary: Deactivate pager by default in the iPython console (because it's perceived as a freeze) (was: iPython console becomes unresponsive when you use built-in help ("e.g., where???")) |
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From ccordoba12 on 2014-05-01T18:48:26Z This issue was updated by revision 9f6abf049dd4 .
Status: Fixed |
From firas.mo...@gmail.com on 2013-06-01T00:16:31Z
Spyder Version: 2.2.0
Python Version: 2.7.3
Qt Version: 4.8.2, PyQt4 (API v2) 4.9.4 on Darwin
What steps will reproduce the problem?
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Original issue: http://code.google.com/p/spyderlib/issues/detail?id=1420
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