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error when trying to search text#26072

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@zixuan-w
zixuan-w
opened on Jun 8, 2026

Description

What steps will reproduce the problem?

ommand-F will trigger this problem. Sometimes the problem disappear once I submit the error.

Traceback

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/algae/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spyder/widgets/mixins.py", line 1560, in inputMethodQuery
    response = QPlainTextEdit.inputMethodQuery(self, query)
TypeError: unable to convert a C++ 'MimeDataSelection' instance to a Python object

Versions

  • Spyder version: 6.1.3 (conda)
  • Python version: 3.14.4 64-bit
  • Qt version: 6.11.0
  • PyQt6 version: 6.11.0
  • Operating System: macOS-14.3-arm64-arm-64bit-Mach-O

Dependencies

# Mandatory:
aiohttp >=3.11.2                                                  :  3.13.5 (OK)
applaunchservices >=0.3.0                                         :  0.3.0 (OK)
asyncssh >=2.14.0,<3.0.0                                          :  2.21.1 (OK)
atomicwrites >=1.2.0                                              :  1.4.0 (OK)
bcrypt >=4.3.0                                                    :  5.0.0 (OK)
chardet >=2.0.0                                                   :  5.2.0 (OK)
cloudpickle >=0.5.0                                               :  3.1.2 (OK)
cookiecutter >=1.6.0                                              :  2.7.1 (OK)
diff_match_patch >=20181111                                       :  20200713 (OK)
github >=2.3.0                                                    :  2.8.1 (OK)
importlib_metadata >=4.6.0                                        :  8.7.1 (OK)
intervaltree >=3.0.2                                              :  3.2.1 (OK)
IPython >=8.15.0,<10.0.0,!=8.17.1,!=9.1.0,!=9.2.0,!=9.3.0,!=9.4.0 :  9.11.0 (OK)
ipython_pygments_lexers >=1.0                                     :  1.1.1 (OK)
jedi >=0.17.2,<0.20.0                                             :  0.19.2 (OK)
jellyfish >=0.7                                                   :  1.2.1 (OK)
jsonschema >=3.2.0                                                :  4.26.0 (OK)
keyring >=17.0.0                                                  :  25.7.0 (OK)
markdown_it >=3.0.0                                               :  4.0.0 (OK)
nbconvert >=4.0                                                   :  7.17.0 (OK)
numpydoc >=0.6.0                                                  :  1.10.0 (OK)
packaging >=20.0                                                  :  26.0 (OK)
parso >=0.7.0,<0.9.0                                              :  0.8.7 (OK)
pexpect >=4.4.0                                                   :  4.9.0 (OK)
pickleshare >=0.4                                                 :  0.7.5 (OK)
psutil >=5.3                                                      :  7.0.0 (OK)
pygments >=2.0                                                    :  2.20.0 (OK)
pylint >=3.1,<5                                                   :  4.0.5 (OK)
pylint_venv >=3.0.2                                               :  3.0.3 (OK)
pyls_spyder >=0.4.0                                               :  0.4.0 (OK)
pylsp >=1.14.0,<1.15.0                                            :  1.14.0 (OK)
pylsp_black >=2.0.0,<3.0.0                                        :  2.0.0 (OK)
pylsp_ruff >=2.3.0,<3.0.0                                         :  2.3.0 (OK)
pyuca >=1.2                                                       :  1.2 (OK)
qdarkstyle >=3.2.0,<3.3.0                                         :  3.2.3 (OK)
qstylizer >=0.2.2                                                 :  0.2.4 (OK)
qtawesome >=1.4.1,<1.5.0                                          :  1.4.1 (OK)
qtconsole >=5.7.1,<5.8.0                                          :  5.7.2 (OK)
qtpy >=2.4.0                                                      :  2.4.3 (OK)
rtree >=0.9.7                                                     :  1.4.1 (OK)
sphinx >=7.2.0                                                    :  9.1.0 (OK)
spyder_kernels >=3.1.3,<3.2.0                                     :  3.1.4 (OK)
superqt >=0.6.2,<1.0.0                                            :  0.8.1 (OK)
textdistance >=4.2.0                                              :  4.6.2 (OK)
three_merge >=0.1.1                                               :  0.1.1 (OK)
watchdog >=0.10.3                                                 :  6.0.0 (OK)
yarl >=1.9.4                                                      :  1.23.0 (OK)
zmq >=24.0.0                                                      :  27.1.0 (OK)

# Optional:
cython >=0.21                                                     :  None (NOK)
matplotlib >=3.0.0                                                :  3.10.9 (OK)
numpy >=1.7                                                       :  2.4.6 (OK)
pandas >=1.1.1                                                    :  3.0.3 (OK)
scipy >=0.17.0                                                    :  1.17.1 (OK)
sympy >=0.7.3                                                     :  1.14.0 (OK)

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