[issue6941] Socket error when launching IDLE
Bonnie Douglas added the comment: I too seem to have experienced this same problem. I am running Windows Vista. After choosing to shut down my computer and restart without cleanly shutting down IDLE I got a "socket error" - socket error:connection refused when I next tried to launch IDLE. After pressing OK I got another message: "IDLE's subprocess didn't make a connection. Either IDLE can't start a subprocess or personal firewall software is blocking the connection" After a search through the web I simply ran the python-6.2.3.msi file again and chose to "repair" Python 2.6.3 - this has solved the problem. Hope this helps. -- nosy: +bdouglasoz status: pending -> open ___ Python tracker <http://bugs.python.org/issue6941> ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
[issue6941] Socket error when launching IDLE
Bonnie Douglas added the comment: The only other thing that I've done is change my firewall software. I use Bullguard. I had to use the Custom Security settings for the Firewall, but set it to always allow pythonw.exe and python.exe access to all ports. A colleague of mine is also running XP and ditched IDLE because it kept crashing. I explained my reconfiguration of the firewall to him yesterday but he hasn't implemented my changes yet so I can't report his success/failure. Notepad++ is a great editor to use with Python; it is Python-aware (and it's free). Another colleague uses it along with "print" in his code for debugging. Finally, our computer scientist recommends using Linux only. Apparently that solves all problems? -- ___ Python tracker <http://bugs.python.org/issue6941> ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
