util.is_verbose does not exist since https://github.com/Bitcoin-ABC/ElectrumABC/commit/fdefdbc8f5deb70b92efa2341bb83910d94c7f3c
As a result, the user sees a python traceback instead of a helpful error dialog.
In change_password_dilaog, an except branch was unreachabe, merge it with the previous branch (this has been broken since 2016 https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/commit/c6a46df15887736969c7a7a448c76f9a9ed0c21e)