Spyder: cannot open/save files due to segfault

Has anyone noticed that pip search no longer works? Also spyder is broken in the sense that you cannot open/save files. Attempting to do so results in a seg fault.

Output of pip search autograd:

ERROR: Exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pip/_internal/cli/base_command.py", line 228, in _main
    status = self.run(options, args)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pip/_internal/commands/search.py", line 60, in run
    pypi_hits = self.search(query, options)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pip/_internal/commands/search.py", line 80, in search
    hits = pypi.search({'name': query, 'summary': query}, 'or')
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/xmlrpc/client.py", line 1116, in __call__
    return self.__send(self.__name, args)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/xmlrpc/client.py", line 1456, in __request
    response = self.__transport.request(
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pip/_internal/network/xmlrpc.py", line 45, in request
    return self.parse_response(response.raw)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/xmlrpc/client.py", line 1348, in parse_response
    return u.close()
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/xmlrpc/client.py", line 662, in close
    raise Fault(**self._stack[0])
xmlrpc.client.Fault: <Fault -32500: "RuntimeError: PyPI's XMLRPC API has been temporarily disabled due to unmanageable load and will be deprecated in the near future. See https://status.python.org/ for more information.">

spyder's seg fault:

[1]  + segmentation fault (core dumped)  spyder

I’ve tried reverting spyder and some of the pyqt* dependencies to earlier versions but the bug still appears to be there. Not sure when it crept in. Both this and the problem with pip may have occurred as a result of earlier upgrades. Python is not something I use often enough to notice such things.

I’m using Manjaro Gnome on kernel 5.10. inxi -Fazy output:

System:
  Kernel: 5.10.7-3-MANJARO x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 10.2.1 
  parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.10-x86_64 
  root=UUID=f5245ffc-4c91-4b47-b905-1d35123f8237 rw quiet 
  rd.udev.log_priority=3 mitigations=off 
  Desktop: GNOME 3.38.3 tk: GTK 3.24.24 wm: gnome-shell dm: GDM 3.38.2.1 
  Distro: Manjaro Linux 
Machine:
  Type: Desktop System: Intel Client Systems product: NUC8i7HVK v: J71485-504 
  serial: <filter> Chassis: Intel Corporation type: 3 v: 2.0 serial: <filter> 
  Mobo: Intel model: NUC8i7HVB v: J68196-504 serial: <filter> UEFI: Intel 
  v: HNKBLi70.86A.0064.2020.1028.1438 date: 10/28/2020 
Battery:
  Device-1: hidpp_battery_0 model: Logitech MX Keys Wireless Keyboard 
  serial: <filter> charge: 100% (should be ignored) rechargeable: yes 
  status: Discharging 
CPU:
  Info: Quad Core model: Intel Core i7-8809G bits: 64 type: MT MCP 
  arch: Kaby Lake family: 6 model-id: 9E (158) stepping: 9 microcode: DE 
  L2 cache: 8 MiB 
  flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx 
  bogomips: 49618 
  Speed: 800 MHz min/max: 800/8300 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 800 2: 800 3: 800 
  4: 800 5: 800 6: 800 7: 800 8: 800 
  Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX disabled 
  Type: l1tf mitigation: PTE Inversion; VMX: vulnerable 
  Type: mds status: Vulnerable; SMT vulnerable 
  Type: meltdown status: Vulnerable 
  Type: spec_store_bypass status: Vulnerable 
  Type: spectre_v1 status: Vulnerable: __user pointer sanitization and 
  usercopy barriers only; no swapgs barriers 
  Type: spectre_v2 status: Vulnerable, IBPB: disabled, STIBP: disabled 
  Type: srbds status: Vulnerable 
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected 
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel HD Graphics 630 driver: i915 v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0 
  chip ID: 8086:591b 
  Device-2: AMD Polaris 22 XT [Radeon RX Vega M GH] vendor: Intel 
  driver: amdgpu v: kernel bus ID: 01:00.0 chip ID: 1002:694c 
  Display: wayland server: X.Org 1.20.99.1 compositor: gnome-shell driver: 
  loaded: amdgpu,ati,intel unloaded: modesetting alternate: fbdev,vesa 
  display ID: :0 screens: 1 
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 3840x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 1016x286mm (40.0x11.3") 
  s-diag: 1055mm (41.6") 
  Monitor-1: XWAYLAND0 res: 1920x1080 hz: 50 dpi: 92 
  size: 530x300mm (20.9x11.8") diag: 609mm (24") 
  Monitor-2: XWAYLAND1 res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 92 
  size: 530x300mm (20.9x11.8") diag: 609mm (24") 
  OpenGL: renderer: AMD VEGAM (DRM 3.40.0 5.10.7-3-MANJARO LLVM 11.0.1) 
  v: 4.6 Mesa 20.3.3 direct render: Yes 
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel CM238 HD Audio driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel 
  bus ID: 00:1f.3 chip ID: 8086:a171 
  Device-2: AMD Polaris 22 HDMI Audio vendor: Intel driver: snd_hda_intel 
  v: kernel bus ID: 01:00.1 chip ID: 1002:ab08 
  Device-3: Logitech Logitech StreamCam type: USB 
  driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid,uvcvideo bus ID: 6-1:2 
  chip ID: 046d:0893 serial: <filter> 
  Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.10.7-3-MANJARO 
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Ethernet I219-LM driver: e1000e v: kernel port: f040 
  bus ID: 00:1f.6 chip ID: 8086:15b7 
  IF: eno1 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter> 
  Device-2: Intel I210 Gigabit Network driver: igb v: kernel port: b000 
  bus ID: 05:00.0 chip ID: 8086:157b 
  IF: enp5s0 state: down mac: <filter> 
  Device-3: Intel Wireless 8265 / 8275 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel port: b000 
  bus ID: 06:00.0 chip ID: 8086:24fd 
  IF: wlp6s0 state: down mac: <filter> 
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 1.86 TiB used: 590.7 GiB (31.0%) 
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required. 
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:2 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 970 PRO 1TB 
  size: 953.87 GiB block size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s 
  lanes: 4 serial: <filter> rev: 1B2QEXP7 temp: 45.9 C 
  ID-2: /dev/nvme1n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: A-Data model: SX8200PNP 
  size: 953.87 GiB block size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s 
  lanes: 4 serial: <filter> rev: SS0411B temp: 38.9 C 
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw size: 953.57 GiB size: 937.61 GiB (98.33%) 
  used: 312.25 GiB (33.3%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:4 
  ID-2: /boot/efi raw size: 300 MiB size: 299.4 MiB (99.80%) 
  used: 280 KiB (0.1%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:3 
Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 60 (default) cache pressure: 100 (default) 
  ID-1: swap-1 type: file size: 32 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2 
  file: /swapfile 
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 63.0 C mobo: 29.8 C gpu: amdgpu temp: 51.0 C 
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A 
Info:
  Processes: 301 Uptime: 1h 24m wakeups: 5 Memory: 31.28 GiB 
  used: 5.55 GiB (17.7%) Init: systemd v: 247 Compilers: gcc: 10.2.0 Packages: 
  pacman: 1858 lib: 454 Shell: Zsh v: 5.8 running in: gnome-terminal 
  inxi: 3.2.02 

As far as the issue with pip search, the answer is right in the error message. :wink: :point_up:

Interesting. Missed that bit of news. I wonder if the search API will ever be functional again. Kind of an annoying thing for a package manager not to have.