1. Avoid hang when encountering a duplicate in a completion list. Bug 1571112.

2. Duplicate some old entries from Python's NEWS to IDLE's NEWS.txt

M    AutoCompleteWindow.py
M    NEWS.txt

Lib/idlelib/AutoCompleteWindow.py

@@ -118,8 +118,11 @@ class AutoCompleteWindow:
             i = 0
             while i < len(lts) and i < len(selstart) and lts[i] == selstart[i]:
                 i += 1
-            while cursel > 0 and selstart[:i] <= self.completions[cursel-1]:
+            previous_completion = self.completions[cursel - 1]
+            while cursel > 0 and selstart[:i] <= previous_completion:
                 i += 1
+                if selstart == previous_completion:
+                    break  # maybe we have a duplicate?
             newstart = selstart[:i]
         self._change_start(newstart)
 

Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt

@@ -3,9 +3,14 @@ What's New in IDLE 2.6a1?
 
 *Release date: XX-XXX-200X*
 
+- Avoid hang when encountering a duplicate in a completion list. Bug 1571112.
+
 - Patch #1362975: Rework CodeContext indentation algorithm to
   avoid hard-coding pixel widths.
 
+- Bug #813342: Start the IDLE subprocess with -Qnew if the parent
+  is started with that option.
+
 - Some syntax errors were being caught by tokenize during the tabnanny
   check, resulting in obscure error messages.  Do the syntax check
   first.  Bug 1562716, 1562719
@@ -14,6 +19,12 @@ What's New in IDLE 2.6a1?
   the Python release of which it's a part.
 
 
+What's New in IDLE 1.2?
+=======================
+
+*Release date: 19-SEP-2006*
+
+
 What's New in IDLE 1.2c1?
 =========================
 
@@ -44,6 +55,13 @@ What's New in IDLE 1.2b3?
 
 *Release date: 03-AUG-2006*
 
+- Bug #1525817: Don't truncate short lines in IDLE's tool tips.
+
+- Bug #1517990: IDLE keybindings on MacOS X now work correctly
+
+- Bug #1517996: IDLE now longer shows the default Tk menu when a
+  path browser, class browser or debugger is the frontmost window on MacOS X
+
 - EditorWindow.test() was failing.  Bug 1417598
 
 - EditorWindow failed when used stand-alone if sys.ps1 not set.
@@ -80,6 +98,8 @@ What's New in IDLE 1.2a1?
 
 *Release date: 05-APR-2006*
 
+- Patch #1162825: Support non-ASCII characters in IDLE window titles.
+
 - Source file f.flush() after writing; trying to avoid lossage if user
   kills GUI.