Bug#844601: python-spyder: "from spyder.plugins.editor import Editor" hangs the machine

[Carlos Pascual]

On Sunday, November 27, 2016 6:22:48 PM CET Dmitry Shachnev wrote:
> Such code should not be run on module *import* time, it should be run
> when the spyder code is first *used*.

I completely agree with this. 

Also, I second the opinion that segfaults when using Qt code without a 
QApplication is expected behavior.

So, IMHO, the bug is in the python-spyder package

Cheers,

Carlos