From 8c8ec2c3666f18823f7be7377c450e10c1a9620c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?utf8?q?Martin=20v=2E=20L=C3=B6wis?= <martin@v.loewis.de>
Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2004 16:14:53 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Patch #997284: Allow pydoc to work with XP Themes (.manifest
 file)

---
 Lib/pydoc.py | 12 ++++++++++--
 Misc/NEWS    |  2 ++
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Lib/pydoc.py b/Lib/pydoc.py
index 5c5102a3f5ed..6a876f0c580d 100755
--- a/Lib/pydoc.py
+++ b/Lib/pydoc.py
@@ -2056,8 +2056,16 @@ def gui():
 
     import Tkinter
     try:
-        gui = GUI(Tkinter.Tk())
-        Tkinter.mainloop()
+        root = Tkinter.Tk()
+        # Tk will crash if pythonw.exe has an XP .manifest
+        # file and the root has is not destroyed explicitly.
+        # If the problem is ever fixed in Tk, the explicit
+        # destroy can go.
+        try:
+            gui = GUI(root)
+            root.mainloop()
+        finally:
+            root.destroy()
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
         pass
 
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 1cb3487c1c8a..502baa88c757 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ Extension modules
 Library
 -------
 
+- Patch #997284: Allow pydoc to work with XP Themes (.manifest file)
+
 - Patch #808719: Ignore locale's encoding in IDLE if it is an empty string.
 
 - Patch #946153: Add wait_visibility before grab_set.
-- 
2.47.3