id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	priority	milestone	component	version	severity	resolution	keywords	cc
96	Running  Python while VRXEDIT.EXE is running causes hang	Alex Taylor		"Any time the Python interpreter is run while the VX-REXX Designer (VRXEDIT) is open, the Workplace Shell locks up and becomes completely unresponsive.

The only way out is to either reboot, or to use a utility like CAD-Handler in conjunction with XF86SUP.SYS to issue a SIGKILL to force-kill either python.exe or vrxedit.exe; this latter option does not always work.

This problem is 100% reproducible for me on multiple systems.

On rare occasions I have seen what I suspect is a similar hang with other programs (not simply VRXEDIT) but these are not consistently reproducible.  In any case I suggest that this be taken as a general Python problem and not a VX-REXX specific one.

(In case it is relevant, I would note that VX-REXX makes heavy use of SOM. I have also occasionally seen a similar hang with Python while running Lucide, which is also SOM-based; might this be a possible clue?)"	defect	closed	major		python		highest	wontfix		lgrosenthal@… herwigb