IDLE 3.8.4 [was 3.8.3] -- bug report

[Ned Deily]

On 2020-08-03 15:37, Halvard Tislavoll wrote:
> I'am dealing with a bug
[...]
> Python 3.8.4 (default, Jul 20 2020, 20:20:14)
> IDLE 3.8.4
> 
> I have been using IDLE for many years. But now I can not do it.
> 
> Example:
> I write a heading for a python script in my text editor, xed and save as 'test.py'.
> ..............................................................................................................................
>     #! /usr/bin/env python
>     #  -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
> 
>     # ... pandas-techniques-python-data-manipulation/
> 
>     import pandas as pd
>     import numpy as np
> 
>     #-----------------------------------------------------------
> ...............................................................................................................................
> Then I open 'test.py' in IDLE. Everything looks normal.
> 
> I am testing whether it is possible to save with the shortcut ctrl-s. OK.
> 
> But then I write the following line:
> 
>     print ("\ n # 1 - Boolean Indexing in Pandas \ n")
> 
> Result:
> storage no longer works. And IDLE becomes useless!
> 
> The problem is that print statement no longer support my sign "-" U + 2013 EN DASH
> 
> but this sign goes well;  "-" U + 002D HYPHEN-MINUS

See https://bugs.python.org/issue41300

The problem was introduced in Python 3.8.4 (released 2020-07-13) and has
been fixed in 3.8.5 which was released 2020-07-20.