[Pyzo] Command "help" fails

[Bertrand Micaux]

Hi everyone,

First, I would like to thank Almar Klein for all the work done on Pyzo. I
have learnt the Python language using Pyzo and it fits my needs very well.

I am currently using Pyzo 4.3.1 over Miniconda3 and I encounter a strange
problem : the command "help" fails in the console in Pyzo. It leads to an
infinite loop if I provide it with a keyword, e.g. help(int). If I use it
interactively -- just typing help() -- all is normal until I ask for a
keyword.

This appears only inside Pyzo with Python3 interpreters (Miniconda one as
well as Ubuntu's one) but not with the Python2 standard one.
Everything seems ok inside the interactive help widget or with the '?'
command.
There is no problem with any of these 3 interpreters if I launch them
directly in a terminal.

If someone has an idea of where to look, I would be curious to know what
causes that and how to mend it.

Here are the technical details of my installation :
* Ubuntu 16.04 distribution, fully updated
* Miniconda3 fully updated, with qt5 and pyqt5 installed through conda
* Pyzo 4.3.1 installed through pip

Best regards,

[a***@gmail.com]

Hi Bertrand,

Thanks for reporting this, and for your kind words.

The issue that you describe has been fixed: https://github.com/pyzo/pyzo/issues/422 You could even apply the change to your local installation, its very small: https://github.com/pyzo/pyzo/commit/f047f0f11d85f169d157c7ea7570a54b94ad96c7 Otherwise, just wait for the next release.

Regards,
Almar

From: Bertrand Micaux
Sent: 08 November 2016 19:03
To: Pyzo
Subject: [Pyzo] Command "help" fails

Hi everyone,

First, I would like to thank Almar Klein for all the work done on Pyzo. I have learnt the Python language using Pyzo and it fits my needs very well.

I am currently using Pyzo 4.3.1 over Miniconda3 and I encounter a strange problem : the command "help" fails in the console in Pyzo. It leads to an infinite loop if I provide it with a keyword, e.g. help(int). If I use it interactively -- just typing help() -- all is normal until I ask for a keyword.

This appears only inside Pyzo with Python3 interpreters (Miniconda one as well as Ubuntu's one) but not with the Python2 standard one.
Everything seems ok inside the interactive help widget or with the '?' command.
There is no problem with any of these 3 interpreters if I launch them directly in a terminal.

If someone has an idea of where to look, I would be curious to know what causes that and how to mend it.

Here are the technical details of my installation :
* Ubuntu 16.04 distribution, fully updated
* Miniconda3 fully updated, with qt5 and pyqt5 installed through conda
* Pyzo 4.3.1 installed through pip

Best regards,
--
 Bertrand Micaux

[Bertrand Micaux]

Thank you for your answer, it seems indeed easy to patch now.
I knew I did not watch at the right place. I am kind of newbie with GitHub.
:-)