Hi Mick, according to the data you sent it seems to be related to the QtAccessability stuff. I am not doing anything related to that in eric. Did you try to create a Python virtual environment and install eric in there?
python3 -m venv ~/eric_env ~/eric_env/bin/python3 -m pip install eric-ide That would grab PyQt5 and related packages from PyPI and circumvent possible issues with the distribution packages. Regards, Detlev > Am 02.08.2020 um 18:33 schrieb Mick Sulley <m...@sulley.info>: > > Hi Detlev, > > Thanks for getting back to me. Yes the Mint 20 version is old but I had > installed following the Eric script anyway and was on 20.7. > > I have just tried the script again, still on 20.7 so I removed it and ran the > script again and I now have 20.8. I repeated the test and it still crashes > in the same way. I ran from a terminal, this is the terminal output - > > mick@Mint20Desk ~/eric_env/bin $ ./eric6 > Warning: translation file 'qscintilla_en_GB'could not be loaded. > Using default. > BackgroundService listening on: 45131 > qt.accessibility.atspi: Sending TextCaretMoved from object that does not > implement text interface: QAccessibleInterface(0x33bfbb0 name="" role=Client > obj=QLineEdit(0x33d0260)"focusable|invisible") > qt.accessibility.atspi: Sending TextCaretMoved from object that does not > implement text interface: QAccessibleInterface(0x33bfbb0 name="" role=Client > obj=QLineEdit(0x33d0260)"focusable|invisible") > free(): invalid pointer > Aborted (core dumped) > mick@Mint20Desk ~/eric_env/bin $ > > > Mick > > On 02/08/2020 10:40, Detlev Offenbach wrote: >> Hi, >> >> as far as I know, Mint 20 contains an eric version that is around 6 months >> old. The recommended first step would be to upgrade to the latest release >> (that is 20.8 released yesterday). Step 2 would be to check, if the >> installed PyQt5 and QScintilla packages are compatible. Step 3 would be to >> create a virtual Python environment and installe eric in there with PyQt5 >> and QScintilla packages from PyPI. The eric installation script will do this. >> >> Regards, >> Detlev >> >> Am 01.08.20 um 23:08 schrieb Mick Sulley: >>> I tried to report this via Help > Report Bug, but failed to get it to >>> authorise. >>> >>> >>> Running on Linux Mint 20 Cinnamon. >>> I open Eric6, open an existing program, open a new program, then copy the >>> first line from the existing program into the new program. That line is >>> #!/usr/bin/python3 >>> I then add a blank line and on the next line type >>> # sensor_rea >>> after I have types the 'a' and before I can type the rest of the word the >>> program crashes. I have done it several times and it is repeatable. >>> I ran it from a terminal and this is the terminal output - >>> mick@Mint20Desk ~/eric_env/bin $ ./eric6 >>> Warning: translation file 'qscintilla_en_GB'could not be loaded. >>> Using default. >>> BackgroundService listening on: 39589 >>> qt.accessibility.atspi: Sending TextCaretMoved from object that does not >>> implement text interface: QAccessibleInterface(0x1e887b0 name="" >>> role=Client obj=QLineEdit(0x1eaa620)"focusable|invisible") >>> qt.accessibility.atspi: Sending TextCaretMoved from object that does not >>> implement text interface: QAccessibleInterface(0x1e887b0 name="" >>> role=Client obj=QLineEdit(0x1eaa620)"focusable|invisible") >>> free(): invalid pointer >>> Aborted (core dumped) >>> mick@Mint20Desk ~/eric_env/bin $ >>> >>> Please let me know if you need any further info, happy to help if I can. >>> Mick >>> Detlev Offenbach det...@die-offenbachs.de