[3.11] IDLE: Condense run.main threading.Thread start. (pythonGH-106125…

…) (python#106153) IDLE: Condense run.main threading.Thread start. (pythonGH-106125) Use daemon argument added in 3.3 and directly call .start. Remove now unused 'sockthread' name. (cherry picked from commit eaa1eae) Co-authored-by: Terry Jan Reedy <[email protected]>
vstinner · Jun 27, 2023 · fbb0151 · fbb0151
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commit fbb0151
Showing 1 changed file with 6 additions and 5 deletions.
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/run.py b/Lib/idlelib/run.py
@@ -140,11 +140,12 @@ def main(del_exitfunc=False):
 
     capture_warnings(True)
     sys.argv[:] = [""]
-    sockthread = threading.Thread(target=manage_socket,
-                                  name='SockThread',
-                                  args=((LOCALHOST, port),))
-    sockthread.daemon = True
-    sockthread.start()
+    threading.Thread(target=manage_socket,
+                     name='SockThread',
+                     args=((LOCALHOST, port),),
+                     daemon=True,
+                    ).start()
+
     while True:
         try:
             if exit_now: