Rename the routine to start the target running _start(), with a compatibility

routine start() calling it.

Some suites declare an event start(), which obscures this method, which
causes the class initializer to fail when called with start=1.

Based on bug report and fix suggestion by Jacob Kaplan-Moss.

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/Mac/Lib/aetools.py b/Mac/Lib/aetools.py
index 00ec18a..ba42f03 100644
--- a/Mac/Lib/aetools.py
+++ b/Mac/Lib/aetools.py
@@ -157,15 +157,19 @@ class TalkTo:
 		else:
 			self.send_timeout = AppleEvents.kAEDefaultTimeout
 		if start:
-			self.start()
+			self._start()
 		
-	def start(self):
+	def _start(self):
 		"""Start the application, if it is not running yet"""
 		try:
 			self.send('ascr', 'noop')
 		except AE.Error:
 			_launch(self.target_signature)
 			
+	def start(self):
+		"""Deprecated, used _start()"""
+		self._start()
+			
 	def newevent(self, code, subcode, parameters = {}, attributes = {}):
 		"""Create a complete structure for an apple event"""