Re: Idle won't start

From: Kerry Neilson (kmneilso_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 12/15/03 

Date: 15 Dec 2003 07:57:47 -0800

Michael Hudson <mwh@python.net> wrote in message news:<m3vfoi9zap.fsf@pc150.maths.bris.ac.uk>...
> kmneilso@yahoo.com (Kerry Neilson) writes:
>
> > For the past couple of months, Idle won't start when I invoke it. I
> > am at a complete loss for why this is. When this happens, they python
> > command line still starts, and python works fine otherwise.
> > Most interesting to me is that a reboot won't fix the problem. But if
> > I just try it again sometime later it will work. Anyone have any
> > ideas? I'm running python 2.3 on windows 2000 professional.
>
> Do you have any firewall type software? Some Windows firewalls
> apparently believe trying to open a socket to 127.0.0.1 is a dastardly
> attempt to compromise your privacy...
>
> Cheers,
> mwh

No firewall.

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