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10 changes: 6 additions & 4 deletions Doc/library/idle.rst
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Print Window
Print the current window to the default printer.

Close
Close the current window (ask to save if unsaved).
Close Window
Close the current window (if an unsaved editor, ask to save; if an unsaved
Shell, ask to quit execution). Calling ``exit()`` or ``close()`` in the Shell
window also closes Shell. If this is the only window, also exit IDLE.

Exit
Close all windows and quit IDLE (ask to save unsaved windows).
Exit IDLE
Close all windows and quit IDLE (ask to save unsaved edit windows).

Edit menu (Shell and Editor)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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20 changes: 11 additions & 9 deletions Lib/idlelib/help.html
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<head>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
<title>IDLE &#8212; Python 3.11.0a0 documentation</title>
<title>IDLE &#8212; Python 3.11.0a4 documentation</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="../_static/pydoctheme.css" type="text/css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href="../_static/pygments.css" type="text/css" />

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<script src="../_static/sidebar.js"></script>

<link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml"
title="Search within Python 3.11.0a0 documentation"
title="Search within Python 3.11.0a4 documentation"
href="../_static/opensearch.xml"/>
<link rel="author" title="About these documents" href="../about.html" />
<link rel="index" title="Index" href="../genindex.html" />
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<li id="cpython-language-and-version">
<a href="../index.html">3.11.0a0 Documentation</a> &#187;
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</li>

<li class="nav-item nav-item-1"><a href="index.html" >The Python Standard Library</a> &#187;</li>
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</dd>
<dt>Print Window</dt><dd><p>Print the current window to the default printer.</p>
</dd>
<dt>Close</dt><dd><p>Close the current window (ask to save if unsaved).</p>
<dt>Close Window</dt><dd><p>Close the current window (if an unsaved editor, ask to save; if an unsaved
Shell, ask to quit execution). Calling <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">exit()</span></code> or <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">close()</span></code> in the Shell
window also closes Shell. If this is the only window, also exit IDLE.</p>
</dd>
<dt>Exit</dt><dd><p>Close all windows and quit IDLE (ask to save unsaved windows).</p>
<dt>Exit IDLE</dt><dd><p>Close all windows and quit IDLE (ask to save unsaved edit windows).</p>
</dd>
</dl>
</div>
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<a href="../index.html">3.11.0a0 Documentation</a> &#187;
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</li>

<li class="nav-item nav-item-1"><a href="index.html" >The Python Standard Library</a> &#187;</li>
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</ul>
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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions Lib/idlelib/mainmenu.py
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None,
('Prin_t Window', '<<print-window>>'),
None,
('_Close', '<<close-window>>'),
('E_xit', '<<close-all-windows>>'),
('_Close Window', '<<close-window>>'),
('E_xit IDLE', '<<close-all-windows>>'),
]),

('edit', [
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4 changes: 4 additions & 0 deletions Misc/NEWS.d/next/IDLE/2022-01-26-19-33-55.bpo-45296.LzZKdU.rst
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Clarify close, quit, and exit in IDLE. In the File menu, 'Close' and 'Exit'
are now 'Close Window' (the current one) and 'Exit' is now 'Exit IDLE'
(by closing all windows). In Shell, 'quit()' and 'exit()' mean 'close Shell'.
If there are no other windows, this also exits IDLE.