bpo-31460: Simplify the API of IDLE's Module Browser.

Lib/idlelib/browser.py

@@ -5,9 +5,8 @@
 - reparse when source changed (maybe just a button would be OK?)
     (or recheck on window popup)
 - add popup menu with more options (e.g. doc strings, base classes, imports)
-- show function argument list? (have to do pattern matching on source)
-- should the classes and methods lists also be in the module's menu bar?
 - add base classes to class browser tree
+- finish removing limitation to x.py files (ModuleBrowserTreeItem)
 """
 
 import os
@@ -58,19 +57,18 @@ def transform_children(child_dict, modname=None):
 class ModuleBrowser:
     """Browse module classes and functions in IDLE.
     """
-    # This class is the base class for pathbrowser.PathBrowser.
+    # This class is also the base class for pathbrowser.PathBrowser.
     # Init and close are inherited, other methods are overriden.
+    # PathBrowser.__init__ does not call __init__ below.
 
-    def __init__(self, flist, name, path, *, _htest=False, _utest=False):
-        # XXX This API should change, if the file doesn't end in ".py"
-        # XXX the code here is bogus!
+    def __init__(self, master, path, *, _htest=False, _utest=False):
         """Create a window for browsing a module's structure.
 
         Args:
-            flist: filelist.FileList instance used as the root for the window.
-            name: Python module to parse.
-            path: Module search path.
-            _htest - bool, change box when location running htest.
+            master: parent for widgets.
+            path: full path of file to browse.
+            _htest - bool; change box location when running htest.
+            -utest - bool; suppress contents when running unittest.
 
         Global variables:
             file_open: Function used for opening a file.
@@ -84,35 +82,36 @@ def __init__(self, flist, name, path, *, _htest=False, _utest=False):
         global file_open
         if not (_htest or _utest):
             file_open = pyshell.flist.open
-        self.name = name
-        self.file = os.path.join(path[0], self.name + ".py")
+        self.master = master
+        self.path = path
         self._htest = _htest
         self._utest = _utest
-        self.init(flist)
+        self.init()
 
     def close(self, event=None):
         "Dismiss the window and the tree nodes."
         self.top.destroy()
         self.node.destroy()
 
-    def init(self, flist):
+    def init(self):
         "Create browser tkinter widgets, including the tree."
-        self.flist = flist
+        root = self.master
         # reset pyclbr
         pyclbr._modules.clear()
         # create top
-        self.top = top = ListedToplevel(flist.root)
+        self.top = top = ListedToplevel(root)
         top.protocol("WM_DELETE_WINDOW", self.close)
         top.bind("<Escape>", self.close)
         if self._htest: # place dialog below parent if running htest
             top.geometry("+%d+%d" %
-                (flist.root.winfo_rootx(), flist.root.winfo_rooty() + 200))
+                (root.winfo_rootx(), root.winfo_rooty() + 200))
         self.settitle()
         top.focus_set()
         # create scrolled canvas
         theme = idleConf.CurrentTheme()
         background = idleConf.GetHighlight(theme, 'normal')['background']
-        sc = ScrolledCanvas(top, bg=background, highlightthickness=0, takefocus=1)
+        sc = ScrolledCanvas(top, bg=background, highlightthickness=0,
+                            takefocus=1)
         sc.frame.pack(expand=1, fill="both")
         item = self.rootnode()
         self.node = node = TreeNode(sc.canvas, None, item)
@@ -122,18 +121,19 @@ def init(self, flist):
 
     def settitle(self):
         "Set the window title."
-        self.top.wm_title("Module Browser - " + self.name)
+        self.top.wm_title("Module Browser - " + os.path.basename(self.path))
         self.top.wm_iconname("Module Browser")
 
     def rootnode(self):
         "Return a ModuleBrowserTreeItem as the root of the tree."
-        return ModuleBrowserTreeItem(self.file)
+        return ModuleBrowserTreeItem(self.path)
 
 
 class ModuleBrowserTreeItem(TreeItem):
     """Browser tree for Python module.
 
     Uses TreeItem as the basis for the structure of the tree.
+    Used by both browsers.
     """
 
     def __init__(self, file):
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ def IsExpandable(self):
 
     def listchildren(self):
         "Return sequenced classes and functions in the module."
-        dir, file = os.path.split(self.file)
-        name, ext = os.path.splitext(file)
+        dir, base = os.path.split(self.file)
+        name, ext = os.path.splitext(base)
         if os.path.normcase(ext) != ".py":
             return []
         try:
@@ -227,25 +227,22 @@ def OnDoubleClick(self):
 
 
 def _module_browser(parent): # htest #
-    try:
-        file = sys.argv[1]  # If pass file on command line
-        # If this succeeds, unittest will fail.
-    except IndexError:
+    if len(sys.argv) > 1:  # If pass file on command line.
+        file = sys.argv[1]
+    else:
         file = __file__
-        # Add objects for htest
+        # Add nested objects for htest.
         class Nested_in_func(TreeNode):
             def nested_in_class(): pass
         def closure():
             class Nested_in_closure: pass
-    dir, file = os.path.split(file)
-    name = os.path.splitext(file)[0]
-    flist = pyshell.PyShellFileList(parent)
     global file_open
-    file_open = flist.open
-    ModuleBrowser(flist, name, [dir], _htest=True)
+    file_open = pyshell.PyShellFileList(parent).open
+    ModuleBrowser(parent, file, _htest=True)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    from unittest import main
-    main('idlelib.idle_test.test_browser', verbosity=2, exit=False)
+    if len(sys.argv) == 1:  # If pass file on command line, unittest fails.
+        from unittest import main
+        main('idlelib.idle_test.test_browser', verbosity=2, exit=False)
     from idlelib.idle_test.htest import run
     run(_module_browser)

Lib/idlelib/editor.py

@@ -664,10 +664,8 @@ def open_module_browser(self, event=None):
             filename = self.open_module()
             if filename is None:
                 return "break"
-        head, tail = os.path.split(filename)
-        base, ext = os.path.splitext(tail)
         from idlelib import browser
-        browser.ModuleBrowser(self.flist, base, [head])
+        browser.ModuleBrowser(self.root, filename)
         return "break"
 
     def open_path_browser(self, event=None):

Lib/idlelib/idle_test/test_browser.py

@@ -24,30 +24,24 @@ def setUpClass(cls):
         requires('gui')
         cls.root = Tk()
         cls.root.withdraw()
-        cls.flist = filelist.FileList(cls.root)
-        cls.file = __file__
-        cls.path = os.path.dirname(cls.file)
-        cls.module = os.path.basename(cls.file).rstrip('.py')
-        cls.mb = browser.ModuleBrowser(cls.flist, cls.module, [cls.path], _utest=True)
+        cls.mb = browser.ModuleBrowser(cls.root, __file__, _utest=True)
 
     @classmethod
     def tearDownClass(cls):
         cls.mb.close()
         cls.root.destroy()
-        del cls.root, cls.flist, cls.mb
+        del cls.root, cls.mb
 
     def test_init(self):
         mb = self.mb
         eq = self.assertEqual
-        eq(mb.name, self.module)
-        eq(mb.file, self.file)
-        eq(mb.flist, self.flist)
+        eq(mb.path, __file__)
         eq(pyclbr._modules, {})
         self.assertIsInstance(mb.node, TreeNode)
 
     def test_settitle(self):
         mb = self.mb
-        self.assertIn(self.module, mb.top.title())
+        self.assertIn(os.path.basename(__file__), mb.top.title())
         self.assertEqual(mb.top.iconname(), 'Module Browser')
 
     def test_rootnode(self):

Misc/NEWS.d/next/IDLE/2017-09-30-19-03-26.bpo-31460.HpveI6.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Simplify the API of IDLE's Module Browser.
+
+Passing a widget instead of an flist with a root widget opens the option of
+creating a browser frame that is only part of a window.  Passing a full file
+name instead of pieces assumed to come from a .py file opens the possibility
+of browsing python files that do not end in .py.