[3.6] bpo-30853: IDLE - touch-up configdialog.VarTrace and tests. (GH-2936) (#2937)

Add clear method for tests.  Adjust tests to use global instance.
Remove unneeded ConfigDialog method.
(cherry picked from commit 5d0f30a)

Lib/idlelib/configdialog.py

@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ class ConfigDialog(Toplevel):
             create_page_extensions
             create_action_buttons
             load_configs: Load pages except for extensions.
-            remove_var_callbacks
             activate_config_changes: Tell editors to reload.
         """
         self.tab_pages = TabbedPageSet(self,
@@ -133,10 +132,6 @@ class ConfigDialog(Toplevel):
         self.load_general_cfg()
         # note: extension page handled separately
 
-    def remove_var_callbacks(self):
-        "Remove callbacks to prevent memory leaks."
-        tracers.detach()
-
     def create_action_buttons(self):
         """Return frame of action buttons for dialog.
 
@@ -1846,6 +1841,11 @@ class VarTrace:
         self.untraced = []
         self.traced = []
 
+    def clear(self):
+        "Clear lists (for tests)."
+        self.untraced.clear()
+        self.traced.clear()
+
     def add(self, var, callback):
         """Add (var, callback) tuple to untraced list.