Protect WaitDialog from garbage collector

4 years ago · 7ebbfa4351
1 changed files with 1 additions and 1 deletions
--- a/qtgui/mainwindow.py
+++ b/qtgui/mainwindow.py
@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ class MainWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
        settings.remove("programDatabase")

        logger.info("Asking api to getSystemPrograms while waiting")
-        WaitDialog(self, title, text, informativeText, api.buildSystemPrograms)        
+        diag = WaitDialog(self, title, text, informativeText, api.buildSystemPrograms) #save in local var to keep alive
        settings.setValue("programDatabase", api.getSystemPrograms())
        self._updateGUIWithCachedPrograms()