[GH-ISSUE #531] [BUG] ERNO 98 in REPLIT Instance #342

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opened 2026-02-25 20:35:29 +03:00 by kerem · 3 comments

kerem commented

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Originally created by @vacom13 on GitHub (Nov 10, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search/issues/531

Describe the bug
This is an issue of the replit instance. At times it gives me an os error [ERNO 98] Address already in use when I go to rerun the instance after closing the browser tab once. The reason that I found for the same is that the file is still present in the process stack after the last run.

Once this happens, it shows whoogle in a browser tab even though replit doesn't show that it is actually still running. Any changes I would make to the code wont show up till I rerun the instance but this is where the issue is as replit just shows the following after I click on run.

P.S. The whoogle instance that shows up in the browser is from the last runtime and therefore doesn't have any new modifications

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

Fork a Replit instance
Click on run
Stop running the instance and close the browser tab
Try rerunning the instance and see the error.

Deployment Method

Heroku (one-click deploy)
Docker
run executable
pip/pipx
Other: [describe setup] Replit Instance

Version of Whoogle Search

Latest build from [source] (i.e. GitHub, Docker Hub, pip, etc)
Version [version number]
Not sure

Desktop:

OS: Windows 11 Build 22494

Browser: chrome
Version: Version 95.0.4638.69

Smartphone:

Device: N/A
OS: N/A
Browser: N/A
Version: N/A

Additional context
I suppose, this is an error related to replit. However a fix I found for the same would be to run kill -9 $(ps -A | grep python | awk '{print $1}') in the terminal before rerunning the instance. I was thinking that maybe we could just add this to the .replit file to automate the running of this command in the terminal thereby making sure that the service has stopped in process stack.
Refer to https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4465959/python-errno-98-address-already-in-use for more context.

Originally created by @vacom13 on GitHub (Nov 10, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search/issues/531 **Describe the bug** This is an issue of the replit instance. At times it gives me an os error `[ERNO 98] Address already in use` when I go to rerun the instance after closing the browser tab once. The reason that I found for the same is that the file is still present in the process stack after the last run. Once this happens, it shows whoogle in a browser tab even though replit doesn't show that it is actually still running. Any changes I would make to the code wont show up till I rerun the instance but this is where the issue is as replit just shows the following after I click on run. ![Bug whoogle](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/69755265/141137835-330aaffe-2c64-4789-b02a-492b94f17b3b.jpg) P.S. The whoogle instance that shows up in the browser is from the last runtime and therefore doesn't have any new modifications **To Reproduce** Steps to reproduce the behavior: 1. Fork a Replit instance 2. Click on run 3. Stop running the instance and close the browser tab 4. Try rerunning the instance and see the error. **Deployment Method** - [ ] Heroku (one-click deploy) - [ ] Docker - [ ] `run` executable - [ ] pip/pipx - [x] Other: [describe setup] Replit Instance **Version of Whoogle Search** - [x] Latest build from [source] (i.e. GitHub, Docker Hub, pip, etc) - [ ] Version [version number] - [ ] Not sure **Desktop:** - ![Bug whoogle](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/69755265/141137740-9cd8508f-67cf-4cf0-bfff-82057df31e9f.jpg) OS: Windows 11 Build 22494 - Browser: chrome - Version: Version 95.0.4638.69 **Smartphone:** - Device: N/A - OS: N/A - Browser: N/A - Version: N/A **Additional context** I suppose, this is an error related to replit. However a fix I found for the same would be to run `kill -9 $(ps -A | grep python | awk '{print $1}')` in the terminal before rerunning the instance. I was thinking that maybe we could just add this to the `.replit` file to automate the running of this command in the terminal thereby making sure that the service has stopped in process stack. Refer to `https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4465959/python-errno-98-address-already-in-use` for more context.

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@Albonycal commented on GitHub (Nov 11, 2021):

it's because the old one is still running
do killall -q python3 and then start whoogle again..
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@Albonycal commented on GitHub (Nov 11, 2021): it's because the old one is still running do `killall -q python3` and then start whoogle again.. ;)

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@vacom13 commented on GitHub (Nov 11, 2021):

I get that part. I was thinking that maybe it could just be implemented it so that the command runs everytime the button is clicked, making sure the user doesn't have to maybe?

@vacom13 commented on GitHub (Nov 11, 2021): I get that part. I was thinking that maybe it could just be implemented it so that the command runs everytime the button is clicked, making sure the user doesn't have to maybe?

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@benbusby commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2021):

Should probably target by port, i.e. kill $(lsof -t -i:5000) or something, rather than just a blanket kill command for python. Otherwise yeah sounds like a good idea. I'll try to add it soon, or someone else can if they want.

@benbusby commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2021): Should probably target by port, i.e. `kill $(lsof -t -i:5000)` or something, rather than just a blanket kill command for `python`. Otherwise yeah sounds like a good idea. I'll try to add it soon, or someone else can if they want.