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Not after a new file. However, I have solved the problem by uninstalling the Python version I was running and installing 3.41 (AFAICR). Which is the version being run in our VM. I can only think 'white list issue'. Thanks for your replies. Then there is the VM protocol error but that is another thread.

I have been successfully running Python 3.3 on a school laptop. I can run IDLE and up comes the shell. Open a new edit window and save my code etc. F5 and run the code, no problem. Until yesterday that is. Yesterday opening an editing/script window caused the program to shut-down. So, what could be causing this? My network manager has no idea what is causing it and cannot help me. The best I can come up with is the SRP in the GPO. Any ideas what could be stopping this from running?

We have a requirement to teach programming using Python. The first step has been to use Portable Python from USB memory sticks, which just about works but is clumsy. Raspberry PIs are a bit clunky and mean more kit in our small rooms/stuff to get out/put away. Setting up a virtual machine has been suggested. Can anyone point me to the details of what you have to do to set up a VM to run Python over a school network? i.e. What do you need? What do you do with it?

I have had it suggested that Microsoft DFS on a school network (say one site 500 pupils, 80 staff) is overkill - and could lead to more problems that it solves. Any opinions?