From 18290d92652a218ce96e5e063330fd368761140c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Manuel cortez <manuel@manuelcortez.net>
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:58:40 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] fix(ui): prevent invalid list selections

---
 src/multiplatform_widgets/widgets.py | 15 +++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/multiplatform_widgets/widgets.py b/src/multiplatform_widgets/widgets.py
index 33b20bba..4fd108a0 100644
--- a/src/multiplatform_widgets/widgets.py
+++ b/src/multiplatform_widgets/widgets.py
@@ -49,10 +49,16 @@ class list(object):
     def remove_item(self, pos):
         """ Deletes an item from the list."""
         if self.system == "Windows":
-            if pos > 0: self.list.Focus(pos-1)
+            if not 0 <= pos < self.list.GetItemCount():
+                return
+            if pos > 0:
+                self.list.Focus(pos-1)
             self.list.DeleteItem(pos)
         else:
-            if pos > 0: self.list.SetSelection(pos-1)
+            if not 0 <= pos < self.list.GetCount():
+                return
+            if pos > 0:
+                self.list.SetSelection(pos-1)
             self.list.Delete(pos)
 
     def clear(self):
@@ -71,10 +77,15 @@ class list(object):
             return self.list.GetSelection()
 
     def select_item(self, pos):
+        """Select an existing item without sending invalid native list commands."""
         if self.system == "Windows":
+            if not 0 <= pos < self.list.GetItemCount():
+                return
             self.list.Focus(pos)
             self.list.Select(pos)
         else:
+            if not 0 <= pos < self.list.GetCount():
+                return
             self.list.SetSelection(pos)
 
     def get_count(self):