Merge Py Idle changes

Rev 1.4
SF bug 546078:  IDLE calltips cause application error.
Assorted crashes on Windows and Linux when trying to display a very
long calltip, most likely a Tk bug.  Wormed around by clamping the
calltip display to a maximum of 79 characters (why 79? why not ...).

Bugfix candidate, for all Python releases.

Rev 1.5
Remove unnecessary imports

diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/CallTipWindow.py b/Lib/idlelib/CallTipWindow.py
index d253fa5969a9cb3a5161f6b67bb05ac5bc3ca3ef..24af6b0e46b734d8026ade37102364025944479b 100644 (file)
--- a/Lib/idlelib/CallTipWindow.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/CallTipWindow.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 # After ToolTip.py, which uses ideas gleaned from PySol
 
 # Used by the CallTips IDLE extension.
-import os
 from Tkinter import *
 
 class CallTip:
@@ -14,7 +13,13 @@ class CallTip:
         self.x = self.y = 0
 
     def showtip(self, text):
+        # SF bug 546078:  IDLE calltips cause application error.
+        # There were crashes on various Windows flavors, and even a
+        # crashing X server on Linux, with very long calltips.
+        if len(text) >= 79:
+            text = text[:75] + ' ...'
         self.text = text
+
         if self.tipwindow or not self.text:
             return
         self.widget.see("insert")