Vidcutter will not start

[abwebster]

Here is what I found:

This is a multiple inheritance issue where inheriting from both QObject (a C++ Qt class) and logging.StreamHandler (a Python class) causes a crash in Python 3.12 with PyQt5.

Evidence
• Coredump shows: Python 3.12 segfault in libpython3.12.so and libQt5Core.so
• Faulthandler trace: Points directly to line 84 in videoconsole.py during module import
• Journal logs: Multiple coredumps with SIGSEGV signal
• Version: The flatpak is using Python 3.12.11, which has this known issue

Solutions

1. Wait for upstream fix: The VidCutter maintainers need to fix the multiple inheritance issue (already on latest version)
2. Try alternative video editors:
   ◦ flatpak install flathub org.kde.kdenlive (Kdenlive)
   ◦ flatpak install flathub io.github.mightycreak.Diffuse or Shotcut
3. Use AppImage/native version: If available outside flatpak with older Python

This is a bug in the VidCutter flatpak build - it needs to either fix the multiple inheritance pattern or use an older Python version compatible with this code.