fix [#27011] executing a script crashes Blender

source/blender/editors/transform/transform_generics.c

@@ -964,7 +964,22 @@ int initTransInfo (bContext *C, TransInfo *t, wmOperator *op, wmEvent *event)
 		t->options |= CTX_EDGE;
 	}
 
-	t->spacetype = sa ? sa->spacetype : SPACE_EMPTY; /* background mode */
+
+	/* Assign the space type, some exceptions for running in different mode */
+	if(sa == NULL) {
+		/* background mode */
+		t->spacetype= SPACE_EMPTY;
+	}
+	else if ((ar == NULL) && (sa->spacetype == SPACE_VIEW3D)) {
+		/* running in the text editor */
+		t->spacetype= SPACE_EMPTY;
+	}
+	else {
+		/* normal operation */
+		t->spacetype= sa->spacetype;
+	}
+
+
 	if(t->spacetype == SPACE_VIEW3D)
 	{
 		View3D *v3d = sa->spacedata.first;