golden hour

/usr/lib64/python2.7/idlelib

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AutoComplete.py	8.79 KB
AutoComplete.pyc	7.69 KB
AutoComplete.pyo	7.69 KB
AutoCompleteWindow.py	16.8 KB
AutoCompleteWindow.pyc	12.15 KB
AutoCompleteWindow.pyo	12.09 KB
AutoExpand.py	2.42 KB
AutoExpand.pyc	2.5 KB
AutoExpand.pyo	2.5 KB
Bindings.py	3.22 KB
Bindings.pyc	4.76 KB
Bindings.pyo	4.76 KB
CREDITS.txt	1.82 KB
CallTipWindow.py	5.98 KB
CallTipWindow.pyc	6.14 KB
CallTipWindow.pyo	6.14 KB
CallTips.py	7.75 KB
CallTips.pyc	10.14 KB
CallTips.pyo	10.14 KB
ChangeLog	55.07 KB
ClassBrowser.py	6.22 KB
ClassBrowser.pyc	8.95 KB
ClassBrowser.pyo	8.95 KB
CodeContext.py	8.15 KB
CodeContext.pyc	6.52 KB
CodeContext.pyo	6.47 KB
ColorDelegator.py	10.13 KB
ColorDelegator.pyc	8.71 KB
ColorDelegator.pyo	8.71 KB
Debugger.py	15.45 KB
Debugger.pyc	16.55 KB
Debugger.pyo	16.55 KB
Delegator.py	831 B
Delegator.pyc	1.58 KB
Delegator.pyo	1.58 KB
EditorWindow.py	63.29 KB
EditorWindow.pyc	55.13 KB
EditorWindow.pyo	55.03 KB
FileList.py	3.57 KB
FileList.pyc	3.86 KB
FileList.pyo	3.82 KB
FormatParagraph.py	5.66 KB
FormatParagraph.pyc	4.69 KB
FormatParagraph.pyo	4.69 KB
GrepDialog.py	3.96 KB
GrepDialog.pyc	4.9 KB
GrepDialog.pyo	4.9 KB
HISTORY.txt	10.08 KB
HyperParser.py	10.31 KB
HyperParser.pyc	6.49 KB
HyperParser.pyo	6.49 KB
IOBinding.py	20.69 KB
IOBinding.pyc	17.16 KB
IOBinding.pyo	17.16 KB
Icons	-
IdleHistory.py	3.07 KB
IdleHistory.pyc	3.13 KB
IdleHistory.pyo	3.13 KB
MultiCall.py	17.07 KB
MultiCall.pyc	15.55 KB
MultiCall.pyo	15.48 KB
MultiStatusBar.py	783 B
MultiStatusBar.pyc	1.49 KB
MultiStatusBar.pyo	1.49 KB
NEWS.txt	28.32 KB
ObjectBrowser.py	4.05 KB
ObjectBrowser.pyc	6.56 KB
ObjectBrowser.pyo	6.56 KB
OutputWindow.py	4.47 KB
OutputWindow.pyc	5.11 KB
OutputWindow.pyo	5.11 KB
ParenMatch.py	6.47 KB
ParenMatch.pyc	6.82 KB
ParenMatch.pyo	6.82 KB
PathBrowser.py	2.58 KB
PathBrowser.pyc	4.02 KB
PathBrowser.pyo	4.02 KB
Percolator.py	2.55 KB
Percolator.pyc	3.55 KB
Percolator.pyo	3.37 KB
PyParse.py	19.05 KB
PyParse.pyc	9.77 KB
PyParse.pyo	9.34 KB
PyShell.py	54.81 KB
PyShell.pyc	49.14 KB
PyShell.pyo	49.04 KB
README.txt	2.56 KB
RemoteDebugger.py	11.38 KB
RemoteDebugger.pyc	15.97 KB
RemoteDebugger.pyo	15.82 KB
RemoteObjectBrowser.py	942 B
RemoteObjectBrowser.pyc	2.1 KB
RemoteObjectBrowser.pyo	2.1 KB
ReplaceDialog.py	5.69 KB
ReplaceDialog.pyc	6.32 KB
ReplaceDialog.pyo	6.32 KB
RstripExtension.py	824 B
RstripExtension.pyc	1.45 KB
RstripExtension.pyo	1.45 KB
ScriptBinding.py	8.22 KB
ScriptBinding.pyc	7.96 KB
ScriptBinding.pyo	7.96 KB
ScrolledList.py	3.9 KB
ScrolledList.pyc	6.03 KB
ScrolledList.pyo	6.03 KB
SearchDialog.py	1.99 KB
SearchDialog.pyc	2.93 KB
SearchDialog.pyo	2.93 KB
SearchDialogBase.py	4.28 KB
SearchDialogBase.pyc	5.37 KB
SearchDialogBase.pyo	5.37 KB
SearchEngine.py	6.57 KB
SearchEngine.pyc	7.02 KB
SearchEngine.pyo	7.02 KB
StackViewer.py	3.77 KB
StackViewer.pyc	5.79 KB
StackViewer.pyo	5.79 KB
TODO.txt	8.28 KB
ToolTip.py	2.67 KB
ToolTip.pyc	4.05 KB
ToolTip.pyo	4.05 KB
TreeWidget.py	14.87 KB
TreeWidget.pyc	17.48 KB
TreeWidget.pyo	17.48 KB
UndoDelegator.py	10.04 KB
UndoDelegator.pyc	12.27 KB
UndoDelegator.pyo	12.27 KB
WidgetRedirector.py	4.37 KB
WidgetRedirector.pyc	5.23 KB
WidgetRedirector.pyo	5.23 KB
WindowList.py	2.42 KB
WindowList.pyc	3.55 KB
WindowList.pyo	3.55 KB
ZoomHeight.py	1.28 KB
ZoomHeight.pyc	1.61 KB
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__init__.py	37 B
__init__.pyc	127 B
__init__.pyo	127 B
aboutDialog.py	6.42 KB
aboutDialog.pyc	6.63 KB
aboutDialog.pyo	6.63 KB
config-extensions.def	2.72 KB
config-highlight.def	1.7 KB
config-keys.def	7.35 KB
config-main.def	2.45 KB
configDialog.py	52.23 KB
configDialog.pyc	43.81 KB
configDialog.pyo	43.81 KB
configHandler.py	28.68 KB
configHandler.pyc	26.83 KB
configHandler.pyo	26.83 KB
configHelpSourceEdit.py	6.52 KB
configHelpSourceEdit.pyc	6.56 KB
configHelpSourceEdit.pyo	6.56 KB
configSectionNameDialog.py	3.63 KB
configSectionNameDialog.pyc	4.21 KB
configSectionNameDialog.pyo	4.21 KB
dynOptionMenuWidget.py	1.27 KB
dynOptionMenuWidget.pyc	1.66 KB
dynOptionMenuWidget.pyo	1.66 KB
extend.txt	3.56 KB
help.txt	11.72 KB
idle.py	400 B
idle.pyc	406 B
idle.pyo	406 B
idle.pyw	664 B
idlever.py	23 B
idlever.pyc	159 B
idlever.pyo	159 B
keybindingDialog.py	12.12 KB
keybindingDialog.pyc	12.05 KB
keybindingDialog.pyo	12.05 KB
macosxSupport.py	6.08 KB
macosxSupport.pyc	6.25 KB
macosxSupport.pyo	6.25 KB
rpc.py	19.75 KB
rpc.pyc	21.26 KB
rpc.pyo	21.16 KB
run.py	11.54 KB
run.pyc	12.14 KB
run.pyo	12.08 KB
tabbedpages.py	17.76 KB
tabbedpages.pyc	17.67 KB
tabbedpages.pyo	17.67 KB
textView.py	3.46 KB
textView.pyc	4.2 KB
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Edit: WidgetRedirector.py

from Tkinter import *

class WidgetRedirector:

"""Support for redirecting arbitrary widget subcommands.

Some Tk operations don't normally pass through Tkinter.  For example, if a
    character is inserted into a Text widget by pressing a key, a default Tk
    binding to the widget's 'insert' operation is activated, and the Tk library
    processes the insert without calling back into Tkinter.

Although a binding to <Key> could be made via Tkinter, what we really want
    to do is to hook the Tk 'insert' operation itself.

When a widget is instantiated, a Tcl command is created whose name is the
    same as the pathname widget._w.  This command is used to invoke the various
    widget operations, e.g. insert (for a Text widget). We are going to hook
    this command and provide a facility ('register') to intercept the widget
    operation.

In IDLE, the function being registered provides access to the top of a
    Percolator chain.  At the bottom of the chain is a call to the original
    Tk widget operation.

"""
    def __init__(self, widget):
        self._operations = {}
        self.widget = widget            # widget instance
        self.tk = tk = widget.tk        # widget's root
        w = widget._w                   # widget's (full) Tk pathname
        self.orig = w + "_orig"
        # Rename the Tcl command within Tcl:
        tk.call("rename", w, self.orig)
        # Create a new Tcl command whose name is the widget's pathname, and
        # whose action is to dispatch on the operation passed to the widget:
        tk.createcommand(w, self.dispatch)

def __repr__(self):
        return "WidgetRedirector(%s<%s>)" % (self.widget.__class__.__name__,
                                             self.widget._w)

def close(self):
        for operation in list(self._operations):
            self.unregister(operation)
        widget = self.widget; del self.widget
        orig = self.orig; del self.orig
        tk = widget.tk
        w = widget._w
        tk.deletecommand(w)
        # restore the original widget Tcl command:
        tk.call("rename", orig, w)

def register(self, operation, function):
        self._operations[operation] = function
        setattr(self.widget, operation, function)
        return OriginalCommand(self, operation)

def unregister(self, operation):
        if operation in self._operations:
            function = self._operations[operation]
            del self._operations[operation]
            if hasattr(self.widget, operation):
                delattr(self.widget, operation)
            return function
        else:
            return None

def dispatch(self, operation, *args):
        '''Callback from Tcl which runs when the widget is referenced.

If an operation has been registered in self._operations, apply the
        associated function to the args passed into Tcl. Otherwise, pass the
        operation through to Tk via the original Tcl function.

Note that if a registered function is called, the operation is not
        passed through to Tk.  Apply the function returned by self.register()
        to *args to accomplish that.  For an example, see ColorDelegator.py.

'''
        m = self._operations.get(operation)
        try:
            if m:
                return m(*args)
            else:
                return self.tk.call((self.orig, operation) + args)
        except TclError:
            return ""

class OriginalCommand:

def __init__(self, redir, operation):
        self.redir = redir
        self.operation = operation
        self.tk = redir.tk
        self.orig = redir.orig
        self.tk_call = self.tk.call
        self.orig_and_operation = (self.orig, self.operation)

def __repr__(self):
        return "OriginalCommand(%r, %r)" % (self.redir, self.operation)

def __call__(self, *args):
        return self.tk_call(self.orig_and_operation + args)

def main():
    root = Tk()
    root.wm_protocol("WM_DELETE_WINDOW", root.quit)
    text = Text()
    text.pack()
    text.focus_set()
    redir = WidgetRedirector(text)
    global previous_tcl_fcn
    def my_insert(*args):
        print "insert", args
        previous_tcl_fcn(*args)
    previous_tcl_fcn = redir.register("insert", my_insert)
    root.mainloop()
    redir.unregister("insert")  # runs after first 'close window'
    redir.close()
    root.mainloop()
    root.destroy()

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()