[issue39927] IDLE.app fails on macOS 10.15 if denied access to Documents

[Ned Deily]

Ned Deily <nad at python.org> added the comment:

Actually, IDLE *does* call os.chdir set the working directory when launched from IDLE.app on macOS:

https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/master/Mac/IDLE/IDLE.app/Contents/Resources/idlemain.py#L8

While it's not in the idlelib directory, it's very much part of IDLE :)

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assignee:  -> terry.reedy
components: +IDLE -Installation

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