From: Terry Jan Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu>
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2015 07:37:55 +0000 (-0400)
Subject: Display IDLE warning as a warning rather than as an error.
X-Git-Tag: v2.7.11rc1~55
X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=8048776170c474cac2d835ee45d615df3c308dbb;p=python

Display IDLE warning as a warning rather than as an error.
Clarify message and expected action for beginners.
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diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/EditorWindow.py b/Lib/idlelib/EditorWindow.py
index 7dcd8fab28..5b4ed30323 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/EditorWindow.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/EditorWindow.py
@@ -887,8 +887,10 @@ class EditorWindow(object):
         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'
+                tkMessageBox.showwarning(title='IDLE Warning',
+                    message="Cannot update File menu Recent Files list. "
+                            "Your operating system says:\n%s\n"
+                            "Select OK and IDLE will continue without updating."
                         % str(err),
                     parent=self.text)
         # for each edit window instance, construct the recent files menu