(py-keep-region-active): new function.
diff --git a/Misc/python-mode.el b/Misc/python-mode.el
index 29d61a8..43a43e3 100644
--- a/Misc/python-mode.el
+++ b/Misc/python-mode.el
@@ -1553,7 +1553,6 @@
;; Helper functions
-
(defvar py-parse-state-re
(concat
"^[ \t]*\\(if\\|elif\\|else\\|while\\|def\\|class\\)\\>"
@@ -1795,6 +1794,13 @@
(set-buffer cbuf))
(sit-for 0))
+(defun py-keep-region-active ()
+ ;; do whatever is necessary to keep the region active in XEmacs.
+ ;; Ignore byte-compiler warnings you might see. Also note that
+ ;; FSF's Emacs 19 does it differently and doesn't its policy doesn't
+ ;; require us to take explicit action.
+ (and (boundp 'zmacs-region-stays)
+ (setq zmacs-region-stays t)))
(defconst py-version "$Revision$"