[PyQt] Error when converting QVariant back to Python object

[Baz Walter]

On 29/05/10 17:37, Baz Walter wrote:
> On 29/05/10 10:00, Phil Thompson wrote:
>> Fixed in the current PyQt snapshot - sort of. It assumes that the char *
>> refers to a '\0' terminated string, which may not be the case.
>>
>> Although earlier versions didn't seem to crash, I don't think they worked
>> any better.
>
> thanks phil
>
> i've tried the new pyqt snapshot with the latest qscintilla snapshot. i
> tested all the scintilla notifications that send char * (SCN_MODIFIED,
> SCN_USERLISTSELECTION and SCN_AUTOCSELECTION) and none of them now
> produce errors or crashes.

looks like i spoke too soon: i now get segfaults when trying to emit 
signals that send char *.

the particular signal that caused the crash was "propertyChanged(const 
char *prop, const char *val)" in QsciLexer. i have been using this 
signal for a long time previously without any problems.