What exactly does this error mean and how can i fix it, am running server on port 8000 of local host.
ConnectionRefusedError: [WinError 10061] No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it
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This error can also arise if there is no server listening on that port. Are you sure your server is actually running? ;-) – djvg Feb 07 '20 at 10:15
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Is firewall running on the server? If so, that may be blocking connections. You could disable firewall or add an exception on the server side to allow connections on port 8000.
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disabled firewall on my private network which am on but the issue still persist – Muhuri.JSON Feb 07 '20 at 09:59
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I needed to set my default VS-Code internal terminal profile to Command Prompt:
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