Looking for an interpreter that does not request internet access

[John Roth]

On Jun 25, 7:07 pm, James Alan Farrell <no_spam at no_spam.com> wrote:
> Hello,
> I recently installed new anti-virus software and was surprised the
> next time I brought up IDLE, that it was accessing the internet.
>
> I dislike software accessing the internet without telling me about it,
> especially because of my slow dial up connection (there is no option
> where I live), but also because I feel it unsafe.
>
> Can anyone recommend an interpreter that does not access the internet
> when it starts (or when it is running, unless I specifically write a
> program that causes it to do so, so as a browser)?
>
> James Alan Farrell

One of two things is going on. Either the anti-virus program you
installed is so clueless that it doesn't understand "localhost" or the
IP address equivalent, or IDLE (or it's subprocess) is opening the
socket in promiscuous mode. Either one will give you that symptom.

There are definitely anti-virus products that are that clueless.
Scream at the vendor.

I doubt if it's Idle, but I'm not in the mood to check the code to see
if it's doing it right.

John Roth