From 8048776170c474cac2d835ee45d615df3c308dbb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Terry Jan Reedy Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2015 03:37:55 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Display IDLE warning as a warning rather than as an error. Clarify message and expected action for beginners. --- Lib/idlelib/EditorWindow.py | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) 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 -- 2.50.1