New submission from Terry J. Reedy:
Discussion on another issue suggested that 3.x idlelib.__main__ be backported
to 2.7 so 'python -m idlelib would work with 2.7 as with 3.x. The current file:
"""
IDLE main entry point
Run IDLE as python -m idlelib
"""
import idlelib.PyShell
idlelib.PyShell.main()
When I tried this, it failed two ways.
1. The AutoComplete and CallTips extensions did not import properly. The error
messages are printed from the except clause in
EditorWindow.load_standard_extensions. I presume this call results from "import
EditorWindow" in PyShell.
Failed to load extension 'AutoComplete'
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Programs\Python27\lib\idlelib\EditorWindow.py", line 1068, in
load_standard_extensions
self.load_extension(name)
File "C:\Programs\Python27\lib\idlelib\EditorWindow.py", line 1083, in
load_extension
cls = getattr(mod, name)
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'AutoComplete'
Somehow AutoComplete was imported without an ImportError even though the class
AutoComplete statement did not create the class asstribute.
AutoComplete and CallTips are the two extensions containing "import __main__".
Adding idlelib.__main__ somehow causes weird behavior in 2.7, though not in
3.x. Commenting out these imports removes the import problem.
2. Even with 1 temporarily fixed with '#', an unsaved file 'named'
C:\users\terry\NNNNN.py is open in an editor window. ("Unsaved' and'named'
areusually mutually exclusive.) Two shell windows, instead of one, are opened.
One fails to connect to a subprocess. Clicking away the message box raises
SystemExit.
Changing __main__.py to ...
from idlelib.PyShell import *
main()
had no effect.
I will add a reference to this issue in the file. (If should be removed if
this issue is fixed.)
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messages: 243369
nosy: terry.reedy
priority: normal
severity: normal
stage: needs patch
status: open
title: Idle, 2.7, backport idlelib.__main__, enable py -m idlelib
type: behavior
versions: Python 2.7
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