SubProcess Startup error

[madhusudansk]

BPO	2191
Nosy	@facundobatista
Files	Python3.0a IDLE startup error.htm: HTML file with error screenshot

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closed_at = <Date 2008-02-25.21:30:01.677>
created_at = <Date 2008-02-25.20:07:32.474>
labels = ['expert-IDLE', 'type-crash']
title = 'SubProcess Startup error'
updated_at = <Date 2008-02-26.07:46:49.764>
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[madhusudansk]

After installing the Python.msi x86 installer on an Intel P4 machine
running Windows XP SP2, I am getting the error "Subprocess startup
error" and when i click OK on the dialog box the Python IDLE closes. I
do not have Microsoft Visual Studio installed on my system but do have
the .NET framework 1.1 installed. The reason code in the pop up says
either the IDLE cannot start a subprocess or a firewall is blocking the
connection. Is it necessary that the anitvirus/firewall software needs
to be disabled before installing Python 3.0 or is it the case as
mentioned in the http://www.python.org/download/releases/3.0/ "Read
this first" section i.e. python30.dll cannot be installed in system32
folder?

[madhusudansk]

One more thing i am already running Python 2.5.2 and concurrently
installed Python 3.0 a without uninstalling the 2.5.2.

[facundobatista]

IDLE works in a server/client configuration with itself. Most probably
the firewall is blocking IDLE's connections.

Best way to try this is full disabling the firewall, and trying.

If it works, remember to activate the firewall back, and configure it
properly to work with IDLE.

[madhusudansk]

hi,
thanks so much for the clarification but i never faced this problem
with 2.5.2. This is the only instance of pyhton that causes the
mentioned error.

On 2/26/08, Facundo Batista <report@bugs.python.org> wrote:

Facundo Batista added the comment:

IDLE works in a server/client configuration with itself. Most probably
the firewall is blocking IDLE's connections.

Best way to try this is full disabling the firewall, and trying.

If it works, remember to activate the firewall back, and configure it
properly to work with IDLE.

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resolution: -> works for me
status: open -> closed

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