Fwd: IDLE error on 3.0.1

[John Forse]

Regards
John



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> From: John Forse <johnforse at talktalk.net>
> Date: 20 February 2009 02:46:19 GMT
> To: python-list at python.org
> Subject: IDLE error on 3.0.1
>
> Occaisionally, if I mistype in python shell or try to copy & paste a  
> line there, I get a permanent hang with the error below. It isn't  
> corrected by quitting IDLE, but is put right with a restart.  I am  
> running 3.0.1 on Mac 10.5.6. Is this a bug, as it never happened on  
> the same system with 2.5 &2.6.1 ?
> Is there another way to prevent this?
> Regards
> John Forse
>
> IDLE cant bind TCP/IP port 8833 which is necessary to communicate  
> with it's python execution server. Either no networking is installed  
> on this computer or another process(another IDLE?) is using the  
> port. Run IDLE with the -n command line switch to start without a  
> sub-process and refer to help/IDLE Help 'Running without a sub- 
> process' for further details
>
PS I AM connected to the network at the time and Help/Idle help is  
greyed-out on my IDLE. I've tried entering -n to IDLE on the initial  
blank window, but it seems to make no difference to the problem. I  
don't understand what is happening.
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