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| -rw-r--r-- | alot/buffers/search.py | 8 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/alot/buffers/search.py b/alot/buffers/search.py index 8c4c4f7c..c5b6bbcd 100644 --- a/alot/buffers/search.py +++ b/alot/buffers/search.py @@ -45,7 +45,13 @@ class PipeWalker(urwid.ListWalker): def __getitem__(self, pos): self._check_pos(pos) if not pos in self._wgts: - self._wgts[pos] = ThreadlineWidget(self._tids[pos], self._dbman) + # make sure an exception while constructing the widget does not get + # swallowed by urwid + try: + self._wgts[pos] = ThreadlineWidget(self._tids[pos], self._dbman) + except (KeyError, IndexError, TypeError) as e: + raise ValueError('Exception while constructing threadline widget') from e + return self._wgts[pos] def _check_pos(self, pos): |