[Idle-dev] newbie - IDLE won't start, socket error, Vista, 32bit

[Tal Einat]

On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 9:27 PM, Debbie Paul <dpaul at fsu.edu> wrote:

> Hi All,  Newbie, trying to learn Python. os is Windows Vista, 32-bit
> machine. Used Installer pkg from helloworldbook.com
> includes Python 2.5.1, Tk 8.4 and IDLE v 1.2.1 (and other stuff).
>
> Trying to launch IDLE from Start Menu icon. Socket error: permission
> denied. IDLE's subprocess didn't make connection. Either IDLE can't start a
> subprocess or personal firewall software is blocking the connection.
>
> Trying to start IDLE from cmd line:
> c:\Python25\python.exe c:\Python25\Lib\idlelib\idle.py (or
> c:\Python25\pythonw.exe c:\Python25\Lib\idlelib\idle.pyw)
> gets:
> IDLE Subprocess: socket error: Permission denied, retrying....
> IDLE Subprocess: socket error: Permission denied, retrying....
> IDLE Subprocess: socket error: Permission denied, retrying....
> IDLE Subprocess: Connection to IDLE GUI failed, exiting.
>
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> ** IDLE Internal Exception:
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "C:\Python25\lib\idlelib\run.py", line 82, in main
>      exit()
>   File "C:\Python25\lib\idlelib\run.py", line 208, in exit
>      del sys.exitfunc
> AttributError: exitfunc
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
>   File "C:\Python25\lib\idlelib\run.py", line 107, in main
>      exit()
>   File "C:\Python25\lib\idlelib\run.py", line 208, in exit
>      del sys.exitfunc
> AttributeError: exitfunc
>
> Tried to run with firewall turned off. Same problem. Tried to run as Admin
> of computer, same problem.
> At cmd line, ping localhost gets 127.0.0.1 ok. Is problem Vista
> permissions?, RPC (on Automatic) or RPC locator (set to Manual), firewall?,
> typo in code? I see other people manage to use this downloaded package.
> Kindly suggestions for frustrated newbie please. Thanks, Deb.
>

Hi Debbie!

I don't think this is caused by your firewall.

Please first try downloading and installing Python2.7 from the Python
homepage: www.python.org. This also installs IDLE and is better tested. Post
back and tell us if this works!

- Tal Einat
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