diff -ur PyQwt-5.2.0.orig/qt4lib/PyQt4/Qwt5/qplt.py PyQwt-5.2.0/qt4lib/PyQt4/Qwt5/qplt.py --- PyQwt-5.2.0.orig/qt4lib/PyQt4/Qwt5/qplt.py 2014-01-31 15:56:00.000000000 +0100 +++ PyQwt-5.2.0/qt4lib/PyQt4/Qwt5/qplt.py 2014-01-31 15:57:03.000000000 +0100 @@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ self.setTitle(text) elif isinstance(item, int): self.setZoomerMouseEventSet(item) - elif (isinstance(item, tuple) and len(tuple) == 2 + elif (isinstance(item, tuple) and len(item) == 2 and isinstance(item[0], int) and isinstance(item[1], int)): self.size = item elif isinstance(item, QWidget): # accept a parent silently