[Python-checkins] bpo-46496: news11-10 for bpo45296 (GH-30937)

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Wed Jan 26 22:19:36 EST 2022


https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/9f0881476e0113d3a35e0ffa96649b9276dd75c5
commit: 9f0881476e0113d3a35e0ffa96649b9276dd75c5
branch: main
author: Terry Jan Reedy <tjreedy at udel.edu>
committer: terryjreedy <tjreedy at udel.edu>
date: 2022-01-26T22:19:32-05:00
summary:

bpo-46496: news11-10 for bpo45296 (GH-30937)

files:
M Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt

diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt b/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt
index a1c64121aae4b..ed2b05ed662e8 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ Released on 2022-10-03
 =========================
 
 
+bpo-45296: Clarify close, quit, and exit in IDLE.  In the File menu,
+'Close' and 'Exit' are now 'Close Window' (the current one) and 'Exit'
+is now 'Exit IDLE' (by closing all windows).  In Shell, 'quit()' and
+'exit()' mean 'close Shell'.  If there are no other windows,
+this also exits IDLE.
+
 bpo-45495: Add context keywords 'case' and 'match' to completions list.
 
 bpo-45296: On Windows, change exit/quit message to suggest Ctrl-D, which



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