Method Save

Lib/idlelib/config.py:126–143

Update user configuration file. If self not empty after removing empty sections, write the file to disk. Otherwise, remove the file from disk if it exists.

(self)

        return not self.sections()

    def Save(self):
        """Update user configuration file.

        If self not empty after removing empty sections, write the file
        to disk. Otherwise, remove the file from disk if it exists.
        """
        fname = self.file
        if fname and fname[0] != '#':
            if not self.IsEmpty():
                try:
                    cfgFile = open(fname, 'w')
                except OSError:
                    os.unlink(fname)
                    cfgFile = open(fname, 'w')
                with cfgFile:
                    self.write(cfgFile)
            elif os.path.exists(self.file):
                os.remove(self.file)

class IdleConf:
    """Hold config parsers for all idle config files in singleton instance.