[Python-checkins] cpython (merge 3.4 -> default): Issue #22384: An exception in Tkinter callback no longer crashes the program

[serhiy.storchaka]

http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/7191b14ca312
changeset:   92425:7191b14ca312
parent:      92421:6cdb7981eb0f
parent:      92424:c62fad86fac3
user:        Serhiy Storchaka <storchaka at gmail.com>
date:        Sun Sep 14 21:18:31 2014 +0300
summary:
  Issue #22384: An exception in Tkinter callback no longer crashes the program
when it is run with pythonw.exe.

Documented that Tk.report_callback_exception() is purposed to be overriden in
applications.

files:
  Lib/tkinter/__init__.py |  7 +++++--
  Misc/NEWS               |  3 +++
  2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)


diff --git a/Lib/tkinter/__init__.py b/Lib/tkinter/__init__.py
--- a/Lib/tkinter/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/tkinter/__init__.py
@@ -1919,9 +1919,12 @@
         if os.path.isfile(base_py):
             exec(open(base_py).read(), dir)
     def report_callback_exception(self, exc, val, tb):
-        """Internal function. It reports exception on sys.stderr."""
+        """Report callback exception on sys.stderr.
+
+        Applications may want to override this internal function, and
+        should when sys.stderr is None."""
         import traceback
-        sys.stderr.write("Exception in Tkinter callback\n")
+        print("Exception in Tkinter callback", file=sys.stderr)
         sys.last_type = exc
         sys.last_value = val
         sys.last_traceback = tb
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #22384: An exception in Tkinter callback no longer crashes the program
+  when it is run with pythonw.exe.
+
 - Issue #22168: Prevent turtle AttributeError with non-default Canvas on OS X.
 
 - Issue #21147: sqlite3 now raises an exception if the request contains a null

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Repository URL: http://hg.python.org/cpython