Snap with python3 + tkinter crashes with SEGFAULT
Metadata
Current evaluation
Snap built with python3 + tkinter segfaults when creating a tkinter Label; minimal repro repo provided. No comments or maintainer activity for ~6.4 years; the original build stack is long out of support.
Suggested action: close stale
Reason: Zero comments and no maintainer interaction for ~6.4 years (last activity 2325 days ago), and the report predates the current snapcraft extension system and supported bases, so the core18-era python3 part involved is no longer supported. The reporter never engaged further, and no fix or related work was found, so closing as stale is appropriate.
Impact:
30
Quick Win:
15.0
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
50
Confidence:
45
Support Request:
35
Issue body
On trying to convert a working python package using tkinter the resulting Snap crashes with SEGFAULT.
I've reduced the code to a minimal example:
https://github.com/randomchars42/snap_python_tkinter_skeleton
This produces the following output:
initialising tk: window = Tk()
done
adding window title: window.title(TEXT)
done
creating a label: label = Label(window)
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
30
Quick Win:
15.0
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
50
Confidence:
45
Support Request:
35
|
close stale | Snap built with python3 + tkinter segfaults when creating a tkinter Label; minimal repro repo provided. No comments or maintainer activity for ~6.4 years; the original build stack is long out of support. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
20
|
close stale | Python3 + tkinter Snap package crashes with SEGFAULT. Issue is over 6 years old with no activity or maintainer response. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
20
|
close stale | Python3 + tkinter Snap crashes with SEGFAULT during label creation. Issue is 6+ years old with no activity or maintainer response. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | A 7-year-old report of a segfault when creating tkinter widgets in a Python Snap package. No maintainer response or comments, and the packaging environment has likely changed significantly since submission. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
65
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Segfault occurs when packaging a Python3 Tkinter application as a Snap. Minimal reproducible example provided. No maintainer response or updates in over six years. |
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