[ python-Bugs-1468223 ] Hitting CTRL-C while in a loop closes IDLE on cygwin

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Bugs item #1468223, was opened at 2006-04-11 09:01
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Category: IDLE
Group: Python 2.5
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Miki Tebeka (tebeka)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Hitting CTRL-C while in a loop closes IDLE on cygwin

Initial Comment:
Try the following:
>>> while 1:
        print 1
1
1
1
...

Not hit CTRL-C
IDLE will close

When hitting CTRL-C when IDLE is idle (huh), the regular 
KeyboardInterrupt is shown

This happens on Cygwin (but not on Linux)

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