id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	priority	milestone	component	resolution	keywords	cc	branch	branch_author	launchpad_bug
3831	Twisted sometimes can't create the waker on Windows when AVG is installed and Active Surf Shield is enabled	glyph		"Sometimes, rarely, on certain Windows installations, users see this error:

{{{
Traceback (most recent call last):

  File ""whatever.py"", line 1, in <module>

    from twisted.internet import reactor

  File ""twisted\internet\reactor.py"", line 38, in <module>

    selectreactor.install()

  File ""twisted\internet\selectreactor.py"", line 200, in install

    reactor = SelectReactor()

  File ""twisted\internet\selectreactor.py"", line 72, in __init__

    posixbase.PosixReactorBase.__init__(self)

  File ""twisted\internet\posixbase.py"", line 170, in __init__

    ReactorBase.__init__(self)

  File ""twisted\internet\base.py"", line 446, in __init__

    self._initThreads()

  File ""twisted\internet\base.py"", line 869, in _initThreads

    self.installWaker()

  File ""twisted\internet\posixbase.py"", line 206, in installWaker

    self.waker = _Waker(self)

  File ""twisted\internet\posixbase.py"", line 77, in __init__

    client.connect(server.getsockname())

  File ""<string>"", line 1, in connect

socket.error: [Errno 10049] The requested address is not valid in its context
}}}

This occurs because `socket.getsockname()` spuriously returns `""0.0.0.0""` for the host part of the address, despite the fact that it was explicitly bound to `""127.0.0.1""`.

Possibly related tickets:

  * #3748
  * #1369
"	defect	closed	highest		core	fixed	win32	itamar marienz thijs	branches/windows-getsockname-3831	pahan