Avoid problem resolving 'localhost'
M PyShell.py
M rpc.py
M run.py
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/run.py b/Lib/idlelib/run.py
index 8b1555d..5e86e47 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/run.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/run.py
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
import __main__
+LOCALHOST = '127.0.0.1'
+
# Thread shared globals: Establish a queue between a subthread (which handles
# the socket) and the main thread (which runs user code), plus global
# completion and exit flags:
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@
sys.argv[:] = [""]
sockthread = threading.Thread(target=manage_socket,
name='SockThread',
- args=(('localhost', port),))
+ args=((LOCALHOST, port),))
sockthread.setDaemon(True)
sockthread.start()
while 1: