IDLE - use Text.tk_print when available

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
desktop

Research direction

The issue concerns IDLE printing and requests using Text.tk_print when available, but names no files or tests. Start by reviewing linked PR gh-153744 and the current IDLE printing code; use the requested printing behavior as the completion check.

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Description

stdlib topic-IDLE type-feature
BPO 1528593
Nosy @terryjreedy, @ronaldoussoren, @roseman

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2006-07-25.19:49:23.000>
labels = ['expert-IDLE', 'type-feature', '3.10']
title = 'Printing: No print dialog or page setup'
updated_at = <Date 2020-06-06.16:04:12.679>
user = 'https://github.com/ronaldoussoren'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2020-06-06.16:04:12.679>
actor = 'terry.reedy'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['IDLE']
creation = <Date 2006-07-25.19:49:23.000>
creator = 'ronaldoussoren'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 1528593
keywords = []
message_count = 4.0
messages = ['54867', '54868', '54869', '114809']
nosy_count = 3.0
nosy_names = ['terry.reedy', 'ronaldoussoren', 'markroseman']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'low'
resolution = None
stage = 'test needed'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue1528593'
versions = ['Python 3.10']

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  • gh-153744
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