fontypython crashes on start-up in 18.04

[Scott Thatcher]

On a new installation of 18.04, fontypython crashes when run. Thanks for any help you can give! Here is the output when run from a terminal:

I cannot find "Python-gi"
This package is not required; although if you
have it, modern Linux desktop standards can be
implemented by Fonty.

TIP
===
Look for "python-gi" in your package manager.

No config file found, creating it with defaults.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/wx-3.0-gtk3/wx/_misc.py", line 1367, in Notify
    self.notify()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/wx-3.0-gtk3/wx/_core.py", line 16868, in Notify
    self.result = self.callable(*self.args, **self.kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/fontypythonmodules/wxgui.py", line 908, in showMain
    fpwx.setup_fonts_and_colours()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/fontypythonmodules/fpwx.py", line 53, in setup_fonts_and_colours
    HTMLCOLS[k] = v.GetAsString(flags=wx.C2S_HTML_SYNTAX)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/wx-3.0-gtk3/wx/_gdi.py", line 205, in GetAsString
    return _gdi_.Colour_GetAsString(*args, **kwargs)
wx._core.PyAssertionError: C++ assertion "isOpaque" failed at ../src/common/colourcmn.cpp(228) in GetAsString(): alpha is lost in HTML syntax

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.