On 8/4/20, J.Arun Mani <j.arunm...@protonmail.com> wrote: > Hello. > I'm using Debian Testing (upgraded from Debian 10). Today I started Python > 3, but it was not able to interpret any commands from stdin and resulted in > Segmentation Fault. Luckily modules (python3 -m <module>) and files (python3 > <file>) works fine though. > > Observed: > $ python3 > Python 3.8.3rc1 (default, Apr 30 2020, 07:33:30) > [GCC 9.3.0] on linux > Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>>> print > <No output, nothing> > <Press any key> > Segmentation fault
Hi... A C(omputer)C(opy) was sent to that help@python address for informational purposes. If it bounces, that's cool, but I'll be checking that out, too. Appreciate the lead there. :) So.... I get this while attempting your path above: ++++ BEGIN TEST +++ $ python3 Python 3.8.5 (default, Jul 20 2020, 18:32:44) [GCC 9.3.0] on linux Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> print <built-in function print> ++++ END TEST ++++ Mine's Python 3.8.5 on Bullseye.. I STARTED TO ASK: Did you run something similar to "apt-get update" before reinstalling? But in addition to that: Did you also try installing/reinstalling/upgrading Python3.8? It took a few seconds of nosing around to figure out that's where *my* "Python 3.8.5" came from (and NOT from e.g. Python3 nor Python): ++++ BEGIN APT-CACHE POLICY ++++ $ apt-cache policy python3.8 python3.8: Installed: 3.8.5-1 Candidate: 3.8.5-1 Version table: *** 3.8.5-1 500 500 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ++++ END APT-CACHE POLICY ++++ N.B. as an aside: There's a Debian-Python list out there: https://lists.debian.org/debian-python/ Debian-Python's description is: "Discussion of issues related to Python on Debian systems with a stress on packaging standards. Therefore relevant for maintainers of Python related packages." It's for Developer types who are either creating or maintaining Debian's Python-based packages. They're VERY helpful when inquiries contain all the pertinent details necessary to work through issues. Cindy :) PS #ThankYou! You just helped me a little, too. I'm messing around with something that's having GTK issues... and there is... a list for that, too! Score! https://lists.debian.org/completeindex.html -- Cindy-Sue Causey Talking Rock, Pickens County, Georgia, USA * runs with birdseed.. && yet another shiny new deboostrap... *