#5492: Avoid traceback when exiting IDLE caused by a race condition.

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/PyShell.py b/Lib/idlelib/PyShell.py
index 0a77bb5..1ae6949 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/PyShell.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/PyShell.py
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ class ModifiedInterpreter(InteractiveInterpreter):
         self.port = PORT
         self.original_compiler_flags = self.compile.compiler.flags
 
+    _afterid = None
     rpcclt = None
     rpcpid = None
 
@@ -497,6 +498,8 @@ class ModifiedInterpreter(InteractiveInterpreter):
         threading.Thread(target=self.__request_interrupt).start()
 
     def kill_subprocess(self):
+        if self._afterid is not None:
+            self.tkconsole.text.after_cancel(self._afterid)
         try:
             self.rpcclt.close()
         except AttributeError:  # no socket
@@ -569,8 +572,8 @@ class ModifiedInterpreter(InteractiveInterpreter):
                 pass
         # Reschedule myself
         if not self.tkconsole.closing:
-            self.tkconsole.text.after(self.tkconsole.pollinterval,
-                                      self.poll_subprocess)
+            self._afterid = self.tkconsole.text.after(
+                self.tkconsole.pollinterval, self.poll_subprocess)
 
     debugger = None
 
@@ -987,10 +990,6 @@ class PyShell(OutputWindow):
         self.stop_readline()
         self.canceled = True
         self.closing = True
-        # Wait for poll_subprocess() rescheduling to stop
-        self.text.after(2 * self.pollinterval, self.close2)
-
-    def close2(self):
         return EditorWindow.close(self)
 
     def _close(self):