From: Kurt B. Kaiser <kbk@shore.net>
Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 23:29:54 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Use Queue's blocking feature instead of sleeping in the main
X-Git-Tag: v2.5a0~1792
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=20345fb8aada23ff3b02f4bd54ff9a96b994dd5b;p=thirdparty%2FPython%2Fcpython.git

Use Queue's blocking feature instead of sleeping in the main
loop.  Patch # 1190163 Michiel de Hoon
---

diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt b/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt
index 06702559ac2e..afec8e422f30 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 62f4ccea2926..8adb6f1e76d6 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)