diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/News3.txt b/Lib/idlelib/News3.txt
index 30784578cc637f..8b979158204af9 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/News3.txt
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/News3.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+What's New in IDLE 3.15.0
+(since 3.14.0)
+Released on 2026-10-01
+=========================
+
+
+gh-134873: Minor code modernization in extension loader.
+Patch by johnzhou721, Zachary Ware, and Terry J. Reedy.
+
+
 What's New in IDLE 3.14.0
 (since 3.13.0)
 Released on 2025-10-07
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/editor.py b/Lib/idlelib/editor.py
index 83112d85575e47..af4bba7891b00c 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/editor.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/editor.py
@@ -1169,12 +1169,7 @@ def load_extension(self, name):
         if keydefs:
             self.apply_bindings(keydefs)
             for vevent in keydefs:
-                methodname = vevent.replace("-", "_")
-                while methodname[:1] == '<':
-                    methodname = methodname[1:]
-                while methodname[-1:] == '>':
-                    methodname = methodname[:-1]
-                methodname = methodname + "_event"
+                methodname = vevent.strip("<>").replace("-", "_") + "_event"
                 if hasattr(ins, methodname):
                     self.text.bind(vevent, getattr(ins, methodname))