[Edu-sig] Problem with Python in Windows

[kirby urner]

Greeting Jackie:

Python's IDLE talks to itself over 127.0.0.1 and sometimes antivirus
software can police that circuit.

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8588025/unable-to-load-idle-python-gui

I do suggest an experiment where you shut off any antivirus / policing
software you can think of, just temporarily.

If that does prove to be the problem, must antivirus software has ways
to allow exceptions.

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3277946/no-idle-subprocess-connection

Also try booting Python with the -n switch per advice in the above post.

Kirby


On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 12:58 PM, JACKIE MASLOFF
<jackie.masloff at newbury.edu> wrote:
> Yesterday I was running the Windows version of the Python 2.7.3 shell with
> IDLE as my editor. I saved a file and ran it and got some error message
> which unfortunately I don't remember. I then closed Python and when I tried
> to re-open it, I got the following error message:
>
> IDLE's subprocess didn't make a connection. Either IDLE can't start a
> subprocess or personal firewall software is blocking the connection.
>