Keybindings with the Shift modifier now work correctly. So do bindings

which use the Space key.  Limit unmodified user keybindings to the
function keys.
Python Bug 775353, IDLEfork Bugs 755647, 761557

Improve error handling during startup if there's no Tkinter.

M NEWS.txt
M PyShell.py
M config-keys.def
M configHandler.py
M keybindingDialog.py

Backport candidate.

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/PyShell.py b/Lib/idlelib/PyShell.py
index 81ef88e8af..b6205ca689 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/PyShell.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/PyShell.py
@@ -16,7 +16,12 @@ import exceptions
 import linecache
 from code import InteractiveInterpreter
 
-from Tkinter import *
+try:
+    from Tkinter import *
+except ImportError:
+    print>>sys.__stderr__, "** IDLE can't import Tkinter.  " \
+                           "Your Python may not be configured for Tk. **"
+    sys.exit(1)
 import tkMessageBox
 
 from EditorWindow import EditorWindow, fixwordbreaks