diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/News3.txt b/Lib/idlelib/News3.txt
index 30784578cc637f..6cb66605e78726 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/News3.txt
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/News3.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ Released on 2025-10-07
 =========================
 
 
+gh-134873: Minor code modernization in extension loader.
+Patch by johnzhou721, Zachary Ware, and Terry J. Reedy.
+
 gh-112936: IDLE - Include Shell menu in single-process mode,
 though with Restart Shell and View Last Restart disabled.
 Patch by Zhikang Yan.
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/editor.py b/Lib/idlelib/editor.py
index c76db20c58792d..9d4fc62da339ab 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/editor.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/editor.py
@@ -1202,12 +1202,7 @@ 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))