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https://orgmode.org/manual/Feedback.html#Feedback Your bug report will be posted to the Org mailing list. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Make a python file as below 2. Start orgtbl 3. Try C-c C-c inside the table Emacs hangs -- that is I get a turning wheel until I give a C-g Note: The #+ORGTBL line NEEDS TO BE THE VERY FIRST LINE! NickD on the emacs-SE guesses it is a hanging in the function org-tbl-gather-send-defs in org-tbl.el because of (forward-line -1) in the function which has no effect when on line 1 See my question: https://emacs.stackexchange.com/q/81455/5223 His chat https://chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/65777321#65777321 Note I ran this with: make vanilla from the git-repo of org So I am not enclosing the variables ---- python file ---- #+ORGTBL: SEND marks orgtbl-to-generic :lfmt " \"%s\": [%s,%s]" :llfmt " \"%s\": [%s,%s]" | abe | 1 | 2 | | beth | 9 | 1 | """ stud_db = { # BEGIN RECEIVE ORGTBL marks "abe": [1,2] "beth": [9,1] # END RECEIVE ORGTBL marks } -----end file ----- Emacs : GNU Emacs 29.1 (build 1, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.24.38, cairo version 1.17.8) of 2023-09-02, modified by Debian Package: Org mode version 9.8-pre (release_9.7.2-13-gc426f4 @ /home/rusi/pdsw/org-mode/lisp/)