bpo-41775: Make 'IDLE Shell' the shell title (GH-22399)

'Python Shell' may have contributed to some beginners confusing 'IDLE' with ' Python'. (cherry picked from commit 05cc881) Co-authored-by: Terry Jan Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu>
python · Sep 24, 2020 · 18e59f5 · 18e59f5
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diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt b/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ Released on 2020-12-??
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+bpo-41775: Make 'IDLE Shell' the shell title.
+
 bpo-35764: Rewrite the Calltips doc section.
 
 bpo-40181: In calltips, stop reminding that '/' marks the end of

diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/pyshell.py b/Lib/idlelib/pyshell.py
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ def display_executing_dialog(self):
 
 class PyShell(OutputWindow):
 
-    shell_title = "Python " + python_version() + " Shell"
+    shell_title = "IDLE Shell " + python_version()
 
     # Override classes
     ColorDelegator = ModifiedColorDelegator

diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/IDLE/2020-09-24-14-31-16.bpo-41775.sB8Vre.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/IDLE/2020-09-24-14-31-16.bpo-41775.sB8Vre.rst
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+Use 'IDLE Shell' as shell title