Bug 151646 – [GTK] Webkit2.WebView() deletes files from ~/.cache/<executable_name>

• Status: NEW
• Component: WebKit2

[Aleksandr Gornostal]

Environment where bug reproduces:
Ubuntu 14.04 (or Elementary OS Freya)
Python v2.7.6
Gtk v3.10.8
gir1.2-webkit2-3.0 v2.4.8

If I run the following script, all files will be deleted from ~/.cache/<file_name>/ directory

```
#!/usr/bin/python

from gi.repository import Gtk, WebKit2

WebKit2.WebView()
Gtk.main()
```

Steps to reproduce:
1. Save that to `whatevername`
2. Do `chmod +x whatevername`
3. `mkdir -p ~/.cache/whatevername && touch ~/.cache/whatevername/check`
4. Run `./whatevername`

Observe file ~/.cache/whatevername/check being removed.

Bug reproduces 100% of the time.

If I just run WebKi2t.WebView() from REPL, or if I use WebKit instead of WebKit2 it doesn't delete anything.


If you confirm the bug is valid, is there any workaround to use before a fixed version is available via apt-get?