Creating a new Vector Layer for digitize crashes grass with sys.excepthook

[vesnikos]

In an new Location and mapset if i try to start digitize by selecting digitize in the viewer toolbar (below 2D/ 3D) and selecting to make a new Vector Layer I encounter the following crash, which freezes grass:

Unable to initialize display driver of vector digitizer. See 'Command output' for details.

Reason: message=_("Unable to initialize display driver of vector "

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/nikos/grass7/grass-7.0.svn/etc/gui/wxpython/gui_modules/toolbars.py", line 1123, in StartEditing
    message=_("Unable to initialize display driver of vector "
DigitError: <unprintable DigitError object>

Also command output throws an infinitive errors:

Original exception was:
Error in sys.excepthook:

[neteler]

This bug is 3 years old, the problem has been fixed since then (tested recently). Closing, feel free to reopen if needed.