From 232689b40d8fcbbac27c8705607ff482ea5b46f8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: JohnnyNajera <58344607+JohnnyNajera@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 01:22:16 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] bpo-38944: Escape key now closes IDLE completion windows.
 (GH-17419)

---
 Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt                                           | 3 +++
 Lib/idlelib/autocomplete_w.py                                  | 2 +-
 Misc/NEWS.d/next/IDLE/2019-11-30-12-10-36.bpo-38944._3xjKG.rst | 1 +
 3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 Misc/NEWS.d/next/IDLE/2019-11-30-12-10-36.bpo-38944._3xjKG.rst

diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt b/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt
index 5eb77398d95..90e7d801535 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ Released on 2020-10-05?
 ======================================
 
 
+bpo-38944: Excape key now closes IDLE completion windows.  Patch by
+Johnny Najera.
+
 bpo-38862: 'Strip Trailing Whitespace' on the Format menu removes extra
 newlines at the end of non-shell files.
 
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/autocomplete_w.py b/Lib/idlelib/autocomplete_w.py
index 5035e067392..f20b6330997 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/autocomplete_w.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/autocomplete_w.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ KEYPRESS_VIRTUAL_EVENT_NAME = "<<autocompletewindow-keypress>>"
 # before the default specific IDLE function
 KEYPRESS_SEQUENCES = ("<Key>", "<Key-BackSpace>", "<Key-Return>", "<Key-Tab>",
                       "<Key-Up>", "<Key-Down>", "<Key-Home>", "<Key-End>",
-                      "<Key-Prior>", "<Key-Next>")
+                      "<Key-Prior>", "<Key-Next>", "<Key-Escape>")
 KEYRELEASE_VIRTUAL_EVENT_NAME = "<<autocompletewindow-keyrelease>>"
 KEYRELEASE_SEQUENCE = "<KeyRelease>"
 LISTUPDATE_SEQUENCE = "<B1-ButtonRelease>"
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/IDLE/2019-11-30-12-10-36.bpo-38944._3xjKG.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/IDLE/2019-11-30-12-10-36.bpo-38944._3xjKG.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..38084fafd2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/IDLE/2019-11-30-12-10-36.bpo-38944._3xjKG.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Excape key now closes IDLE completion windows.  Patch by Johnny Najera.