Issue 22422: IDLE closes all when in dropdown menu (original) (raw)
I cannot reproduce with Idle 3.4.1 on Win 7.
Attempt 1: open Idle from icon (opens shell), edit file, make trivial change, return to shell, and type 'sys.'. When box appears, close shell, editor left untouched.
Attempt 2: edit another file, type 'sys.', wait for box, and close editor 2. "Do you want to save before closing' message box appears. Click no, editor 2 closes, editor 1 is left untouched.
Closing behavior has been patched in the last year or so. I suspect you are using an older and obsolete Idle. I also suspect everything closes because of an internal error now fixed. Start Idle from a console (command prompt) window with 'python -m idlelib' and I suspect you will see a traceback.
Please either close this or provide a detailed scenario, including OS, using 2.7.8 or 3.4.1, that someone can reporduce.