Script editor does not show the error message

[khiraly]

Try to execute the following simple python script:

a = [1, 2, 3]
for i in a
    print a

There is an error (missing ':' at the end of line of 'for').
The error message is:
"Error occurred"

The real error message would be:
"SyntaxError: invalid syntax"

Conclusion:
As for now, the script editor is useless as a simple and built-in python shell.

Environment:
windows xp, inkscape 0.46

[khiraly (khiraly123)]

Under "script editor" I mean: View->Scripts

[ishmal (ishmalius)]

khiraly:

We are in the middle of changing from that console to a new/improved/better/etc one. If I try your code,
the new console says something more python-like:

(innermost last):
  (no code object) at line 0
SyntaxError: ('invalid syntax', ('<unknown>', 2, 11, 'for i in a'))

It needs work, but it's a start.

Here is a screen dump from a few weeks ago:

http://inkscape.modevia.com/win32_inkscape_org/scriptconsole.png
http://inkscape.modevia.com/win32_inkscape_org/scriptconsole2.png
http://inkscape.modevia.com/win32_inkscape_org/scriptconsole3.png

[khiraly (khiraly123)]

Thank you very much!

In this case the bugreport is no longer valid, we could close it.

I assume, if I download a daily windows build, it should be fine, am I right?

[khiraly (khiraly123)]

Oh, may I suggest, for using fixed width font in the script editor?
Ariel-like font is not much fun for programming.

[jazzynico (jazzynico)]

Fix confirmed on Windows Vista, rev. 21627.
Thanks!