Serial communication causing Python GUI to crash

Hi, I'm doing a project with the MAX 5487 digital potentiometer and have been trying to implement GUI switches for other functions outside of the DigiPot using GUI switches. I have tried to implement this by using Serial communication to send the data over to the Arduino Mega 2560. While the program works however, it seems to freeze after a certain amount of time without fail for some unexplainable reason. Is there some hidden timeout that I'm not aware of? I am using an 8GB Raspberry Pi 4 for I2C communication and using Python with Thonny.
The code is as follows:
Python:

# Import the required libraries
import tkinter
from tkinter import *
import tkinter.font as tkFont
from PIL import ImageTk, Image
import time
import smbus
import serial
import os

bus = smbus.SMBus(1)
arduinodata = serial.Serial(port='/dev/ttyACM0', baudrate=9600) #initialise serial port to connect to arduino
SLAVE_ADDRESS = 0x08

class App:
    def __init__(self, master):

        def SendScaleReading(self):
            S = scale.get() #retrieve value from slider
            print(S)
            bus.write_byte(SLAVE_ADDRESS, S) #write data to slave address

        frame = Frame(master)
        frame.pack()
        scale = tkinter.Scale(root,from_=0,to=255,length=700,bg='black',fg='#0000FF', highlightthickness = 0, bd = 0, command=SendScaleReading) #set parameters of slider
        scale.place(relx=0.75, rely=0.05)
        #scale.place(relx = 0, rely = 0) # set position of slider
        fontstyle = tkFont.Font(family='Cambria', size=50) #initialise font
        scale['font'] = fontstyle 
        # cannot use .place()

def ledBoolFn():
    global ledBool
#     print(ledBool)

    if ledBool:
        #print('went to on button')
        ledBtn.config(image=LedOn_BtnImg)
        ledBtn.image = LedOn_BtnImg
        #print("on button configured")
        ledLabel.config(text="POWER: ON", fg='#00FF00')
        # communicating with arduino
        arduinodata.write(b'1')
    else:
        #print('went to off button')
        ledBtn.config(image=LedOff_BtnImg)
        ledBtn.image = LedOff_BtnImg
        #print("off button configured")
        ledLabel.config(text="POWER: OFF", fg='#FF0000')
        # communicating with arduino
        arduinodata.write(b'0')
    ledBool = not ledBool

def cbBoolFn():
    global cbBool
#     print(cbBool)
    if cbBool: 
        #print('went to CbOn button')
        circBtn.config(image = CbOn_BtnImg)
        circBtn.image = CbOn_BtnImg
        #print("CbOn button configured")
        cbLabel.config(text="FORWARD", fg='#00FF00')
        # communicating with arduino
        arduinodata.write(b'3')

    else:
        #print('went to CbOff button')
        circBtn.config(image = CbOff_BtnImg)
        circBtn.image = CbOff_BtnImg
#         print("CbOff button configured")
        cbLabel.config(text="REVERSE", fg='#FF0000')
        # communicating with arduino
        arduinodata.write(b'2')
    cbBool = not cbBool

root = Tk()
app = App(root)
root.config(bg='black')
#root.attributes('-zoomed', True)
#root.state('fullscreen')
rootWidth = root.winfo_screenwidth()
rootHeight = root.winfo_screenheight()
# Create mini window
#canvas = Canvas(root, bg='black', highlightbackground='white')
#canvas.place(relx=0.1, rely=0.03, relheight=0.51, relwidth=0.505)

LedOn_img = Image.open("/home/pi/Downloads/on.png")
LedOff_img = Image.open("/home/pi/Downloads/off.png")
CbOn_img = Image.open("/home/pi/Downloads/on.png")
CbOff_img = Image.open("/home/pi/Downloads/off.png")

# Resize the image using resize() method according to the screen height and width
btnWidth = int(rootWidth / 6.4)
print(btnWidth)
infobtnWidth = int(rootHeight / 10)
print(infobtnWidth)

LedOn_resize_img = LedOn_img.resize((btnWidth, btnWidth))
LedOff_resize_img = LedOff_img.resize((btnWidth, btnWidth))
CbOn_resize_img = CbOn_img.resize((btnWidth, btnWidth))
CbOff_resize_img = CbOff_img.resize((btnWidth, btnWidth))
LedOn_BtnImg = ImageTk.PhotoImage(LedOn_resize_img)
LedOff_BtnImg = ImageTk.PhotoImage(LedOff_resize_img)
CbOn_BtnImg = ImageTk.PhotoImage(CbOn_resize_img)
CbOff_BtnImg = ImageTk.PhotoImage(CbOff_resize_img)

normalWidth = 1920  # Width of monitor screen used to write this code
normalHeight = 1080  # Height of monitor screen used to write this code

percentWidth = rootWidth / (normalWidth / 100)
percentHeight = rootHeight / (normalHeight / 100)

scale = ((percentWidth + percentHeight) / 2) / 100

fontsize = int(14 * scale)
fontsize = 50
fontstyle = tkFont.Font(family='Arial', size=fontsize)

titleFontsize = int(50 * scale)
if titleFontsize < 8:
    titleFontsize = 8
TitleFontstyle = tkFont.Font(family="Gothic", size=titleFontsize)
## Labels ##
titleLabel = Label(root, text="MAX5487 DigiPot", font=TitleFontstyle, fg="red", bg="black")
titleLabel.place(relx=0.35, rely=0.05)


ledLabel = Label(root, text="POWER: OFF", font=fontstyle, fg='red', bg='black')
ledLabel.place(relx=0.2, rely=0.65, anchor=N)
cbLabel = Label(root, text="REVERSE", font=fontstyle, fg='red', bg='black')
cbLabel.place(relx=0.5, rely=0.65 , anchor=N)

ledBool = True  # boolean for led button
ledBtn = Button(root, image=LedOff_BtnImg, bg='black', bd=0, activebackground='black', highlightthickness = 0, command=ledBoolFn)
ledBtn.place(relx=0.2, rely=0.35, anchor=N)

cbBool = True
circBtn = Button(root, image=LedOff_BtnImg, bg='black', bd=0, activebackground='black', highlightthickness = 0, command=cbBoolFn)
circBtn.place(relx=0.5, rely=0.35, anchor=N)

root.mainloop()

Arduino:

#include <SPI.h>
#include <Wire.h>
#define ADDRESS 0x08 
const byte ssPin = 53;
const byte writepotA = B00000001;
const byte writepotB = B00000010;
byte x;
byte y;

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);//set baud rate
  pinMode(ssPin, OUTPUT);
  for (int pinNo = 22; pinNo <= 26; pinNo += 2){
    pinMode(pinNo, OUTPUT);
  }
  digitalWrite(ssPin, LOW);// activate MAX 5487 chip
  for (int pinNo = 22; pinNo <= 26; pinNo += 2){
    digitalWrite(pinNo, LOW);
  }
  SPI.begin();// begin Serial Peripheral Interface
  SPI.setBitOrder(MSBFIRST);// Most significant bit first
  SPI.setDataMode(SPI_MODE3);// set SPI to Mode 3
  Wire.begin(ADDRESS);// join i2c bus with address 0x08
  Wire.onReceive(receiveEvent); // register event
} 
 
// get called when I2C write occurs
void receiveEvent(int Pos) {

    int val = Wire.read();
    x = val; // retrieve value from I2C to variable x
// read value sent from python
  while (Wire.available() > 0 ) {
    Wire.read();
  }
}
void loop() {
  if (Serial.available()>0)// check is there's a value in the serial port
   {
    y = Serial.read();// read value from serial port as int
   }
  switch (y){
  case '0':
  digitalWrite(22, LOW);
  break;
  case '1':
  digitalWrite(22, HIGH);
  break;
  case '2':
  digitalWrite(24, LOW);
  break;
  case '3':
  digitalWrite(24, HIGH);
  break;
  default:
  for (int pinNo = 22; pinNo <= 26; pinNo += 2){
    digitalWrite(pinNo, LOW);
  } 
}
  Serial.print(x);
  setPotWiper(writepotA, x);// alter position of wiper A
  setPotWiper(writepotB, x);// alter position of wiper B
  delay(15);
}
void setPotWiper(int addr, int pos){
  pos =  constrain(pos, 0, 255);// limit wiper values
  digitalWrite(ssPin, LOW);// enable chip
  SPI.transfer(addr);// transfer data to address
  SPI.transfer(pos);// write wiper position to address
  digitalWrite(ssPin, HIGH);// disable chip
}

After troubleshooting for a bit, it appears that the arduinodata.write(b'x') line appears to be causing the problem which made suspect it's got to do with serial communication. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

No one helped with the Serial interface ? Sorry about that.

The topic title is okay.
Maybe the Category "Interfacing w/ Software on the Computer" is not that often visited.
I think it is easier to fix this Serial interface, because the I2C bus is harder.

I have only limited knowledge of Python.
You could also try the Raspberry Pi forum or maybe the best Python-nerds are at StackExchange.
Be clear what you do, and give links to the other forums where you asked the question.

Why is the Arduino Mega in Slave mode ?
There are examples and even complete libraries to communicate between Arduino and Python. I hope someone else knows which one is useful.

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