[tor-bugs] #28902 [Core Tor/Nyx]: GETINFO commands with huge outputs slow down interpreter curses interface

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#28902: GETINFO commands with huge outputs slow down interpreter curses interface
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 Reporter:  wagon         |          Owner:  atagar
     Type:  defect        |         Status:  assigned
 Priority:  Medium        |      Milestone:
Component:  Core Tor/Nyx  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal        |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  curses        |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                |         Points:
 Reviewer:                |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by wagon):

 > Ah! So that ticket was about the control interpreter.
 Surely. I thought it [[#28877|was always clear]]:
 > If UseMicrodescriptors is set to 0 in Tor client, the command GETINFO
 desc/all-recent returns very huge listing which **interpreter cannot
 manage** properly. If amount of memory is big, after finishing this
 command Nyx starts to response slowly on any keyboard input everywhere and
 in all its windows, **not only in interpreter window**

 > I'd be happy to merge the fix if you'd care to whip it up. Otherwise
 I'll get to it when I have time.
 Probably you will find time faster than I will find time to learn python
 and its libraries...

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