IDLE doesn't start again when saving empty key set

[hfoffani]

BPO	1064535
Nosy	@kbkaiser

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GitHub fields:

assignee = 'https://github.com/kbkaiser'
closed_at = <Date 2005-01-19.07:21:10.000>
created_at = <Date 2004-11-11.15:06:58.000>
labels = ['expert-IDLE']
title = "IDLE doesn't start again when saving empty key set"
updated_at = <Date 2005-01-19.07:21:10.000>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/hfoffani'

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activity = <Date 2005-01-19.07:21:10.000>
actor = 'kbk'
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closed = True
closed_date = None
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components = ['IDLE']
creation = <Date 2004-11-11.15:06:58.000>
creator = 'hfoffani'
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issue_num = 1064535
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priority = 'normal'
resolution = 'fixed'
stage = None
status = 'closed'
superseder = None
type = None
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue1064535'
versions = ['Python 2.4']

[hfoffani]

To reproduce:

• Start IDLE
• Go to Options/Configure IDLE/Keys
• Click in "Save as New..." *without selecting anything
  before*
• Enter any name in the textbox.
• Ok/Apply/Ok
• Close IDLE.

IDLE doesn't start again.

Workaround:

• delete the user's .idlerc/config-main.cfg file

Python 2.3.4
Windows 2000 pro Spanish version.

[hfoffani]

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The same behaviour is happening if you select a key from the
list before saving.

[kbkaiser]

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configDialog.py 1.60

[kbkaiser]

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Backported to 2.3.5