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Bug : Tkinter filedialog.askopenfilename() crashes on Linux

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#819 opened on Oct 9, 2025

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Bug Report: Tkinter filedialog.askopenfilename() crashes on Linux with [xcb] Unknown sequence number while appending request Summary

On Linux systems using X11, calling tkinter.filedialog.askopenfilename() causes an immediate process abort with the following XCB error: [xcb] Unknown sequence number while appending request [xcb] You called XInitThreads, this is not your fault [xcb] Aborting, sorry about that. python3: ../../src/xcb_io.c:157: append_pending_request: Assertion `!xcb_xlib_unknown_seq_number' failed. Aborted (core dumped)

Start app, create a class, enter a name....prompt to enter an image does not appear

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Examine the XCB abort error in tkinter filedialog on Linux. Test with a minimal Tkinter app to isolate the issue. Check if XInitThreads is involved.
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python
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