[Edu-sig] Problem with Python in Windows

[Medina, Patricia]

It is intermittent, and will work the next day. And I am lucky enough to have 30 computers with only 20 students. It doesn't happen enough to worry me, but it frustrates the students. Which depending on the day can be a bonus. :)

From: Edu-sig [mailto:edu-sig-bounces+pmedina=ccisd.net at python.org] On Behalf Of Richard Enbody
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 3:57 PM
To: edu-sig at python.org
Subject: Re: [Edu-sig] Problem with Python in Windows

I've got a class of 270 students running Python 3.x in a Windows lab (22 machines) with essentially all students running their own copies on a variety of laptops -- mostly windows but many macs.

The firewall is a good suggestion, but I haven't seen this problem.

-rich
enbody at cse.msu.edu<mailto:enbody at cse.msu.edu>
On 11/15/12 4:20 PM, Medina, Patricia wrote:
We are having a problem running python 3.x with windows 7 also. It says it can't (no processor or something), then it can. Seems like python and windows don't play well together.

From: Edu-sig [mailto:edu-sig-bounces+pmedina=ccisd.net at python.org] On Behalf Of JACKIE MASLOFF
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 2:58 PM
To: edu-sig at python.org<mailto:edu-sig at python.org>
Subject: [Edu-sig] Problem with Python in Windows

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.
I rebooted my computer, thinking that would solve the problem, but it didn't. I then uninstalled and reinstalled Python but got the same message. It's certainly not the firewall because that wasn't changed in the 15-20 minutes' times during which this happened. I am running Windows 7 with the latest service pack.

Any suggestions on how I can fix this would be greatly appreciated.


Jackie Masloff
Adjunct Faculty--Computer Science
Newbury College





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