#18196: Avoid displaying spurious SystemExit tracebacks.
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/run.py b/Lib/idlelib/run.py
index 88da23b..f5d260d 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/run.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/run.py
@@ -339,6 +339,10 @@
exec(code, self.locals)
finally:
interruptable = False
+ except SystemExit:
+ # Scripts that raise SystemExit should just
+ # return to the interactive prompt
+ pass
except:
self.usr_exc_info = sys.exc_info()
if quitting:
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index cd76c4c..f3f2a1e 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@
IDLE
----
+- Issue #18196: Avoid displaying spurious SystemExit tracebacks.
+
- Issue #5492: Avoid traceback when exiting IDLE caused by a race condition.
- Issue #17511: Keep IDLE find dialog open after clicking "Find Next".