[Python-Dev] Idle, site.py, and the release candidates

[Terry Jan Reedy]

On 3/31/2013 3:52 AM, Terry Reedy wrote:
> For an rc patch, the safest temporary patch would be to start
> .__call__ with
>
> if sys.stdin.__name__ == 'PseudoInputFile': sys.stdin.close()
>
> I would have to check that the name is correct as seen in the user
> process (cannot at moment).

In addition, idlelib.PyShell.PseudoInputFile needs a .close method

+    def close(self):
+        self.shell.close()
+
http://bugs.python.org/issue17585

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Terry Jan Reedy