Issue12510: Attempting to get invalid tooltip no longer closes Idle.
Original patch by Roger Serwy.
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/CallTips.py b/Lib/idlelib/CallTips.py
index f8f31e2..ce09983 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/CallTips.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/CallTips.py
@@ -112,7 +112,9 @@
namespace.update(__main__.__dict__)
try:
return eval(name, namespace)
- except (NameError, AttributeError):
+ # any exception is possible if evalfuncs True in open_calltip
+ # at least Syntax, Name, Attribute, Index, and Key E. if not
+ except:
return None
def _find_constructor(class_ob):
@@ -127,9 +129,10 @@
return None
def get_arg_text(ob):
- """Get a string describing the arguments for the given object"""
+ """Get a string describing the arguments for the given object,
+ only if it is callable."""
arg_text = ""
- if ob is not None:
+ if ob is not None and hasattr(ob, '__call__'):
arg_offset = 0
if type(ob) in (types.ClassType, types.TypeType):
# Look for the highest __init__ in the class chain.