From c8b6643327e639575505220e4987c3b89b81d0ae 2008-09-18 17:18:17
From: Ville M. Vainio <vivainio@gmail.com>
Date: 2008-09-18 17:18:17
Subject: [PATCH] Fix #270856: IPython hangs with PyGTK
---

diff --git a/IPython/Shell.py b/IPython/Shell.py
index 9023fe6..aaa277e 100644
--- a/IPython/Shell.py
+++ b/IPython/Shell.py
@@ -776,6 +776,17 @@ class IPShellGTK(IPThread):
                  debug=1,shell_class=MTInteractiveShell):
 
         import gtk
+        # Check for set_interactive, coming up in new pygtk.
+        # Disable it so that this code works, but notify 
+        # the user that he has a better option as well.
+        # XXX TODO better support when set_interactive is released
+        try:
+            gtk.set_interactive(False)
+            print "Your PyGtk has set_interactive(), so you can use the"
+            print "more stable single-threaded Gtk mode."
+            print "See https://bugs.launchpad.net/ipython/+bug/270856"
+        except AttributeError:
+            pass
         
         self.gtk = gtk
         self.gtk_mainloop = hijack_gtk()