[issue42339] official embedded Python fails to import certain modules

2020-11-16 Thread Jelle Geerts
Jelle Geerts added the comment: Thanks to you too, Steve! *tips imaginary hat* -- ___ Python tracker <https://bugs.python.org/issue42339> ___ ___ Python-bug

[issue42339] official embedded Python fails to import certain modules

2020-11-14 Thread Jelle Geerts
Jelle Geerts added the comment: > Mixed-language output is awkward. A common _Py_FormatMessage function could > be added in 3.10 that tries getting an error message in English before trying > to get it in the user's default language. I agree that in general mixed-language can

[issue42339] official embedded Python fails to import certain modules

2020-11-14 Thread Jelle Geerts
Jelle Geerts added the comment: Problem still occurs with newer KB3118401 installed (instead of KB2999226). But good news: Installing update KB3063858 (or the older KB2533623) resolves the issue. That update adds the new kernel32.dll functions SetDefaultDllDirectories, AddDllDirectory, and

[issue42339] official embedded Python fails to import certain modules

2020-11-12 Thread Jelle Geerts
New submission from Jelle Geerts : This problem happened with 'python-3.8.6-embed-amd64.zip' when trying to import certain modules. Note that this problem does NOT happen with Python from 'python-3.7.9-embed-amd64.zip' (its output is also attached below). It happened

[issue4630] IDLE no longer respects .Xdefaults insertOffTime

2012-01-09 Thread Jelle Geerts
Jelle Geerts added the comment: I, too, would like to see this as an option in IDLE, as I also find blinking cursors distracting. I can confirm that tkinter.Text's "insertofftime" option works on Windows as well, so the proposed patch should work on Windows. -- no

[issue13740] winsound.SND_NOWAIT ignored on modern Windows platforms

2012-01-08 Thread Jelle Geerts
New submission from Jelle Geerts : As the attached example Python script explains, the winsound.SND_NOWAIT flag doesn't do anything, at least not on modern Windows platforms. The updated MSDN documentation for PlaySound() states that SND_NOWAIT is not supported (it is ignored). Link: