commit d676a3a221b99e1b352e18be0939158dfc37ef82
author Terry Jan Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> Sat Mar 30 18:50:43 2013 -0400
committer Terry Jan Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> Sat Mar 30 18:50:43 2013 -0400
tree 2c55d644df0d3b2e4a4575a8dd98a82d45864edd
parent 472f77daa5b7bca7625ca5f4b8e9aaed6e3acef0

Issue #17390: Display Python version on Idle title bar. Patch by Edmond Burnett.

Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt

diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt b/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt
index 080f98e..07ab083 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+What's New in IDLE 2.7.5?
+=========================
+
+- Issue #17390: Display Python version on Idle title bar.
+  Initial patch by Edmond Burnett.
+
+
 What's New in IDLE 2.7.4?
 =========================
 

Lib/idlelib/PyShell.py

diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/PyShell.py b/Lib/idlelib/PyShell.py
index 76e92b2..561993c 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/PyShell.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/PyShell.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 import linecache
 from code import InteractiveInterpreter
+from platform import python_version
 
 try:
     from Tkinter import *
@@ -821,7 +822,7 @@
 
 class PyShell(OutputWindow):
 
-    shell_title = "Python Shell"
+    shell_title = "Python " + python_version() + " Shell"
 
     # Override classes
     ColorDelegator = ModifiedColorDelegator