Ned Deily <n...@python.org> added the comment:
Actually, IDLE *does* call os.chdir set the working directory when launched from IDLE.app on macOS: https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/master/Mac/IDLE/IDLE.app/Contents/Resources/idlemain.py#L8 While it's not in the idlelib directory, it's very much part of IDLE :) ---------- assignee: -> terry.reedy components: +IDLE -Installation _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <https://bugs.python.org/issue39927> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com