[issue14937] IDLE's deficiency in the completion of file names (Python 32, Windows XP)

[Terry J. Reedy]

Terry J. Reedy added the comment:

This patch (I suspect it is this one) disabled the use of '/' in filenames on windows when using filename completion.

'c:\   <wait, tab, ^space bring up box> in 3.2.3 and 3.3.0>
(If there is no 'r' prefix, it really should require '\\' to be safe.)

"c:/   ditto for 3.2.3.
In 3.3.0, (and, I presume, 3.2.4 if not changed) tab inserts spaces to next tab stop, while ^space is ignored.

Since using '/' is recommended over unsafe '\', this is an undesireable regression.

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resolution: fixed -> 
stage: patch review -> needs patch
status: closed -> open
versions: +Python 3.3, Python 3.4

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