changeset: 102906:862761e4376e branch: 2.7 parent: 102889:ef13efb89afe user: Terry Jan Reedy date: Thu Aug 25 01:21:54 2016 -0400 files: Doc/library/idle.rst Lib/idlelib/help.html Lib/idlelib/help.py description: Issue #25564: Mention exec and __builtins__ in IDLE-console difference section. Do not print charrefs outside of the text proper (like '—»»»» '). diff -r ef13efb89afe -r 862761e4376e Doc/library/idle.rst --- a/Doc/library/idle.rst Wed Aug 24 11:14:34 2016 -0500 +++ b/Doc/library/idle.rst Thu Aug 25 01:21:54 2016 -0400 @@ -562,7 +562,9 @@ ``print`` will not work correctly. With IDLE's Shell, one enters, edits, and recalls complete statements. -Some consoles only work with a single physical line at a time. +Some consoles only work with a single physical line at a time. IDLE uses +``exec`` to run each statement. As a result, ``'__builtins__'`` is always +defined for each statement. Running without a subprocess ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ diff -r ef13efb89afe -r 862761e4376e Lib/idlelib/help.html --- a/Lib/idlelib/help.html Wed Aug 24 11:14:34 2016 -0500 +++ b/Lib/idlelib/help.html Thu Aug 25 01:21:54 2016 -0400 @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ - 24.6. IDLE — Python 2.7.11 documentation + 24.6. IDLE — Python 2.7.12 documentation @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ - + @@ -58,13 +58,13 @@ accesskey="P">previous |
    • -
  • Python »
    • +
  • Python »
  • - Python 2.7.11 documentation » + Python 2.7.12 documentation »
    • -
  • The Python Standard Library »
    • -
  • 24. Graphical User Interfaces with Tk »
    • +
  • The Python Standard Library »
    • +
  • 24. Graphical User Interfaces with Tk »
    • @@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ functions to be used from IDLE’s Python shell.

    24.6.3.1. Command line usage

    -
    idle.py [-c command] [-d] [-e] [-h] [-i] [-r file] [-s] [-t title] [-] [arg] ...
+
    idle.py [-c command] [-d] [-e] [-h] [-i] [-r file] [-s] [-t title] [-] [arg] ...
 
 -c command  run command in the shell window
 -d          enable debugger and open shell window
@@ -527,7 +527,9 @@
 IDLE’s changes are lost and things like input, raw_input, and
 print will not work correctly.
    
 
    With IDLE’s Shell, one enters, edits, and recalls complete statements.
-Some consoles only work with a single physical line at a time.
    
+Some consoles only work with a single physical line at a time.  IDLE uses
+exec to run each statement.  As a result, '__builtins__' is always
+defined for each statement.
    
 
    
 
    
 
    24.6.3.3. Running without a subprocess
    
@@ -655,14 +657,11 @@
 
 
         
    
@@ -686,13 +685,13 @@
              >previous |
         
    • 
-        
  • Python »
    • 
+        
  • Python »
    • 
         
  • 
-          Python 2.7.11 documentation »
+          Python 2.7.12 documentation »
         
    • 
 
-          
  • The Python Standard Library »
    • 
-          
  • 24. Graphical User Interfaces with Tk »
    • 
+          
  • The Python Standard Library »
    • 
+          
  • 24. Graphical User Interfaces with Tk »
    • 
       
     
    
     
    
@@ -701,10 +700,10 @@
     The Python Software Foundation is a non-profit corporation.
     Please donate.
     
    
-    Last updated on May 02, 2016.
+    Last updated on Aug 25, 2016.
     Found a bug?
     
    
-    Created using Sphinx 1.3.3.
+    Created using Sphinx 1.4.6.
     
    
 
   
diff -r ef13efb89afe -r 862761e4376e Lib/idlelib/help.py
--- a/Lib/idlelib/help.py	Wed Aug 24 11:14:34 2016 -0500
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/help.py	Thu Aug 25 01:21:54 2016 -0400
@@ -150,7 +150,8 @@
             self.text.insert('end', d, (self.tags, self.chartags))
 
     def handle_charref(self, name):
-        self.text.insert('end', unichr(int(name)))
+        if self.show:
+            self.text.insert('end', unichr(int(name)))
 
 
 class HelpText(Text):