From 9ae5396b8f152a4ab32f1d56239f3f5e3967da0b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?utf8?q?Fabi=C3=A1n=20Ezequiel=20Gallina?= <galli.87@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2014 15:50:30 -0300
Subject: [PATCH] Eldoc setup code enhancements

Fixes: debbugs:18962

* lisp/progmodes/python.el (python-eldoc-setup-code): Enhance string
type checks, simplify printing.
---
 lisp/ChangeLog           |  5 +++++
 lisp/progmodes/python.el | 11 ++++++-----
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index e2e535279c0..5c7533f1073 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2014-11-15  Fabián Ezequiel Gallina  <fgallina@gnu.org>
+
+	* progmodes/python.el (python-eldoc-setup-code): Enhance string
+	type checks, simplify printing.  (Bug#18962)
+
 2014-11-14  Ivan Andrus  <darthandrus@gmail.com>
 
 	* progmodes/python.el (python-shell-font-lock-kill-buffer):
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/python.el b/lisp/progmodes/python.el
index 2fcbe6430f2..961aebeeecd 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/python.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/python.el
@@ -3546,7 +3546,11 @@ See `python-check-command' for the default."
   "def __PYDOC_get_help(obj):
     try:
         import inspect
-        if hasattr(obj, 'startswith'):
+        try:
+            str_type = basestring
+        except NameError:
+            str_type = str
+        if isinstance(obj, str_type):
             obj = eval(obj, globals())
         doc = inspect.getdoc(obj)
         if not doc and callable(obj):
@@ -3569,10 +3573,7 @@ See `python-check-command' for the default."
             doc = doc.splitlines()[0]
     except:
         doc = ''
-    try:
-        exec('print doc')
-    except SyntaxError:
-        print(doc)"
+    print (doc)"
   "Python code to setup documentation retrieval."
   :type 'string
   :group 'python)
-- 
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