[3.13] gh-134300: Remove idlelib from the path of the IDLE user process (GH-152739)#152809
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pythonGH-152739) The idlelib directory ends up on sys.path when idle.py is run as a script, and it was passed to the user process, where it let user code import idlelib submodules as top-level modules, such as "import help". (cherry picked from commit 3f5491a) Co-authored-by: Serhiy Storchaka <storchaka@gmail.com>
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The idlelib directory ends up on sys.path when idle.py is run as a script,
and it was passed to the user process, where it let user code import
idlelib submodules as top-level modules, such as "import help".
(cherry picked from commit 3f5491a)
Co-authored-by: Serhiy Storchaka storchaka@gmail.com