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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/EditorWindow.py b/Lib/idlelib/EditorWindow.py
index 77dcd501e7..f16badb90e 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/EditorWindow.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/EditorWindow.py
@@ -796,11 +796,16 @@ class EditorWindow(object):
rf_list = [path for path in rf_list if path not in bad_paths]
ulchars = "1234567890ABCDEFGHIJK"
rf_list = rf_list[0:len(ulchars)]
- rf_file = open(self.recent_files_path, 'w')
try:
- rf_file.writelines(rf_list)
- finally:
- rf_file.close()
+ with open(self.recent_files_path, 'w') as rf_file:
+ rf_file.writelines(rf_list)
+ except IOError as err:
+ if not getattr(self.root, "recentfilelist_error_displayed", False):
+ self.root.recentfilelist_error_displayed = True
+ tkMessageBox.showerror(title='IDLE Error',
+ message='Unable to update Recent Files list:\n%s'
+ % str(err),
+ parent=self.text)
# for each edit window instance, construct the recent files menu
for instance in self.top.instance_dict.keys():
menu = instance.recent_files_menu