[Idle-dev] IDLE detection code snippet

[Fred Drake]

On Sun, 17 Feb 2002 22:27:37 -0800
 "Jesse W" <jessw@loop.com> wrote:
> detecting when IDLE is running.  I think this code is a
> solution to 
> that problem.  Please try it out and see if it works
...
> def IDLEtest():
>     """Returns 1 when IDLE is running, 0 else.
>     Please let me know (through the IDLE-devl list) if
> you find
>     a situation where this gives the wrong answer."""
>     import sys
>     try:
>         if sys.stdin.__module__=='PyShell':
>             return 1
>         else:
>             return 0
>     except AttributeError:
>         return 0

Simplify:

def IDLEtest():
    import sys
    try:
        return sys.stdin.__module__ == 'PyShell'
    except AttributeError:
        return 0



  -Fred

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Fred L. Drake, Jr.  <fdrake at acm.org>
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