From: Raymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2003 10:25:14 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: SF bug #769142:  CallTip trimming may loop forever.
X-Git-Tag: v2.3c1~98
X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=61bfb736b4989b7eb639c63ef0589c8e398bfc5a;p=python

SF bug #769142:  CallTip trimming may loop forever.

Needs to be backported to both IDLE and IDLEFORK.
---

diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/CallTips.py b/Lib/idlelib/CallTips.py
index 3f247d487f..65e67d7189 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/CallTips.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/CallTips.py
@@ -162,10 +162,8 @@ def get_arg_text(ob):
             except:
                 pass
         # See if we can use the docstring
-        doc = getattr(ob, "__doc__", "")
+        doc = getattr(ob, "__doc__", "").lstrip()
         if doc:
-            while doc[:1] in " \t\n":
-                doc = doc[1:]
             pos = doc.find("\n")
             if pos < 0 or pos > 70:
                 pos = 70