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On Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 4:26 PM, Luke Lloyd <nieko444@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am in school and there is a problem with my code:
>
>
>
> When I try to run my code in the python code in the python shell it waits
> about 10 seconds then shows an error that says =E2=80=9CIDLE=E2=80=99s su=
bprocess didn=E2=80=99t
> make connection. Either IDLE can=E2=80=99t start a subprocess or personal=
 firewall
> software is blocking the connection.=E2=80=9D Then when I press OK it jus=
t closes.

IDLE runs code by starting a Python interpreter in a subprocess and
connecting to it. If this is a school computer then I would guess it
probably has a very aggressive firewall as the message suggests. What
happens if you try running the script directly from the OS command
line instead of through IDLE?