https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/8e42f11bd5ee changeset: 98866:8e42f11bd5ee branch: 3.4 parent: 98861:cb554248ce54 user: Terry Jan Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> date: Tue Oct 27 03:38:02 2015 -0400 summary: Display IDLE warning as a warning rather than as an error. Clarify message and expected action for beginners. Guard against astral chars in path incorporated in message. files: Lib/idlelib/EditorWindow.py | 8 +++++--- 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/EditorWindow.py b/Lib/idlelib/EditorWindow.py --- a/Lib/idlelib/EditorWindow.py +++ b/Lib/idlelib/EditorWindow.py @@ -887,9 +887,11 @@ except OSError as err: if not getattr(self.root, "recentfilelist_error_displayed", False): self.root.recentfilelist_error_displayed = True - tkMessageBox.showerror(title='IDLE Error', - message='Unable to update Recent Files list:\n%s' - % str(err), + tkMessageBox.showwarning(title='IDLE Warning', + message="Cannot update File menu Recent Files list. " + "Your operating system says:\n%s\n" + "Select OK and IDLE will continue without updating." + % self._filename_to_unicode(str(err)), parent=self.text) # for each edit window instance, construct the recent files menu for instance in self.top.instance_dict: -- Repository URL: https://hg.python.org/cpython