[Python-Dev] cpython (3.2): Issue12510: Attempting to get invalid tooltip no longer closes Idle.

[Georg Brandl]

Am 28.05.2012 03:55, schrieb terry.reedy:
> http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/4a7582866735
> changeset:   77195:4a7582866735
> branch:      3.2
> parent:      77189:6737c2ca98ee
> user:        Terry Jan Reedy <tjreedy at udel.edu>
> date:        Sun May 27 21:29:17 2012 -0400
> summary:
>   Issue12510: Attempting to get invalid tooltip no longer closes Idle.
> Original patch by Roger Serwy.
> 
> files:
>   Lib/idlelib/CallTips.py |  9 ++++++---
>   Misc/NEWS               |  3 +++
>   2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> 
> diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/CallTips.py b/Lib/idlelib/CallTips.py
> --- a/Lib/idlelib/CallTips.py
> +++ b/Lib/idlelib/CallTips.py
> @@ -110,7 +110,9 @@
>              namespace.update(__main__.__dict__)
>              try:
>                  return eval(name, namespace)
> -            except (NameError, AttributeError):
> +                # any exception is possible if evalfuncs True in open_calltip
> +                # at least Syntax, Name, Attribute, Index, and Key E. if not

Is something missing here?  The comment text seems cut off.

> +            except:
>                  return None

"except Exception" may be better here.

Georg