Closing Debugger freezes IDLE shell

[jimbo1qaz]

BPO	16159
Nosy	@serwy, @jimbo1qaz
Superseder	bpo-15348: IDLE - shell becomes unresponsive if debugger windows is closed while active.

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assignee = None
closed_at = <Date 2012-10-08.00:14:19.010>
created_at = <Date 2012-10-07.23:19:18.930>
labels = ['expert-IDLE']
title = 'Closing Debugger freezes IDLE shell'
updated_at = <Date 2012-10-08.00:14:18.984>
user = 'https://github.com/jimbo1qaz'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2012-10-08.00:14:18.984>
actor = 'roger.serwy'
assignee = 'none'
closed = True
closed_date = <Date 2012-10-08.00:14:19.010>
closer = 'roger.serwy'
components = ['IDLE']
creation = <Date 2012-10-07.23:19:18.930>
creator = 'jimbo1qaz'
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hgrepos = []
issue_num = 16159
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message_count = 3.0
messages = ['172352', '172353', '172354']
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nosy_names = ['roger.serwy', 'jimbo1qaz']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = 'duplicate'
stage = None
status = 'closed'
superseder = '15348'
type = None
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue16159'
versions = ['Python 3.2', 'Python 3.3']

[jimbo1qaz]

Open a Python file with IDLE and F5 it. Turn on debugger ([DEBUG ON]), F5 again ([DEBUG ON]), and close the debugger ([DEBUG OFF]). The shell is now completely locked and must be closed (with a 'The program is still running, want to kill it?' message).

[jimbo1qaz]

I have confirmed that this happens on both 3.2 and .3, and it also happens when you close any active debug window.

[serwy]

Hi Jimbo,

Clicking "quit" first avoids this problem, but I do agree that it does need to be fixed.

This is also a duplicate of bpo-15348. I am closing this issue in favor of that one. Please feel free to add yourself to the nosy list on that issue.