Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] QT GUI Entry block issue

[Marcus D. Leech]

On 07/12/2018 10:18 AM, John Makous wrote:
> I am trying to use the QT GUI Entry block to change variables while a 
> program is running. However, I have discovered that when I change the 
> variable defined by the Entry block, the program crashes, displaying 
> the error: AttributeError: 'unicode' object has no attribute 
> 'toAscii'  I am running GNU Radio Companion 3.7.11.
>
> I have attached a very simple .grc program that illustrates the 
> problem. The program consists of a cosine signal source feeding into a 
> QT GUI Time Sink. The frequency of the signal is controlled by a QT 
> GUI Entry block. Trying to change the frequency while the program is 
> running will cause a crash.
>
> Anyone familiar with this problem?
>
> Thanks!
>
> John Makous
I don't see this issue at all on my system.

What OS version are you using?  What version of Python?