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-rw-r--r--Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt3
-rw-r--r--Lib/idlelib/run.py3
2 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt b/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt
index 0670255..afec8e4 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ What's New in IDLE 1.2a0?
*Release date: XX-XXX-2005*
+- run.py: use Queue's blocking feature instead of sleeping in the main
+ loop. Patch # 1190163 Michiel de Hoon
+
- Add config-main option to make the 'history' feature non-cyclic.
Default remains cyclic. Python Patch 914546 Noam Raphael.
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/run.py b/Lib/idlelib/run.py
index 62f4cce..8adb6f1 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/run.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/run.py
@@ -82,9 +82,8 @@ def main(del_exitfunc=False):
# exiting but got an extra KBI? Try again!
continue
try:
- seq, request = rpc.request_queue.get(0)
+ seq, request = rpc.request_queue.get(block=True, timeout=0.05)
except Queue.Empty:
- time.sleep(0.05)
continue
method, args, kwargs = request
ret = method(*args, **kwargs)