From: Andrew Svetlov <andrew.svetlov@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2012 19:12:44 +0000 (+0300)
Subject: Issue #16123: IDLE - deprecate running without a subprocess.
X-Git-Tag: v3.4.0a1~2358
X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=9b1e59a2b3a4683b38762576361f8ee3361314f4;p=python

Issue #16123: IDLE - deprecate running without a subprocess.

Patch by Roger Serwy
---

diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/PyShell.py b/Lib/idlelib/PyShell.py
index 50d6182ab6..a2f1e866c6 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/PyShell.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/PyShell.py
@@ -1008,7 +1008,10 @@ class PyShell(OutputWindow):
                 self.close()
                 return False
         else:
-            nosub = "==== No Subprocess ===="
+            nosub = ("==== No Subprocess ====\n\n" +
+                    "WARNING: Running IDLE without a Subprocess is deprecated\n" + 
+                    "and will be removed in a later version. See Help/IDLE Help\n" +
+                    "for details.\n\n")
             sys.displayhook = rpc.displayhook
 
         self.write("Python %s on %s\n%s\n%s" %
@@ -1295,7 +1298,8 @@ USAGE: idle  [-deins] [-t title] [file]*
        idle  [-dns] [-t title] - [arg]*
 
   -h         print this help message and exit
-  -n         run IDLE without a subprocess (see Help/IDLE Help for details)
+  -n         run IDLE without a subprocess (DEPRECATED,
+             see Help/IDLE Help for details)
 
 The following options will override the IDLE 'settings' configuration:
 
@@ -1373,6 +1377,8 @@ def main():
         if o == '-i':
             enable_shell = True
         if o == '-n':
+            print(" Warning: running IDLE without a subprocess is deprecated.",
+                  file=sys.stderr)
             use_subprocess = False
         if o == '-r':
             script = a
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/help.txt b/Lib/idlelib/help.txt
index 7bfd2cac2a..931457376b 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/help.txt
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/help.txt
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ Command line usage:
 
 	Enter idle -h at the command prompt to get a usage message.
 
-Running without a subprocess:
+Running without a subprocess: (DEPRECATED)
 
 	If IDLE is started with the -n command line switch it will run in a
 	single process and will not create the subprocess which runs the RPC