Method dispatch

Lib/idlelib/redirector.py:97–117

Callback from Tcl which runs when the widget is referenced. If an operation has been registered in self._operations, apply the associated function to the args passed into Tcl. Otherwise, pass the operation through to Tk via the original Tcl function. Note that if a

(self, operation, *args)

            return None

    def dispatch(self, operation, *args):
        '''Callback from Tcl which runs when the widget is referenced.

        If an operation has been registered in self._operations, apply the
        associated function to the args passed into Tcl. Otherwise, pass the
        operation through to Tk via the original Tcl function.

        Note that if a registered function is called, the operation is not
        passed through to Tk.  Apply the function returned by self.register()
        to *args to accomplish that.  For an example, see colorizer.py.

        '''
        operation = str(operation)  # can be a Tcl_Obj
        m = self._operations.get(operation)
        try:
            if m:
                return m(*args)
            else:
                return self.tk.call((self.orig, operation) + args)
        except TclError:
            return ""


class OriginalCommand: