“Loading the Python core …” is stuck
The web version calculates your shows right in the browser. To do that, it loads a calculation core at startup. While that is running, the top shows “Loading the Python core …”. If it stays there, one of the following steps usually helps.
Step by step
- On the first start, wait up to a minute. The first time, the core is several megabytes. After that it comes from the browser’s storage and starts faster.
- Check your internet connection. The core is loaded from a server for program components (cdn.jsdelivr.net).
- Reload the page: ⌘R on a Mac, F5 on Windows.
- If that doesn’t help, reload without the cache: ⇧⌘R on a Mac, Ctrl+F5 on Windows. This helps especially after a Droplit update.
- Turn off ad or script blockers for this page, or allow cdn.jsdelivr.net there.
- Use a normal window instead of a private one, and a current version of Chrome or Edge.
Good to know
- Before the core, Droplit checks your sign-in (“Checking sign-in …”). If you aren’t signed in, you end up on the sign-in page.
- Company or school networks sometimes block servers for program components. Then try another network, e.g. your phone as a hotspot.
If something goes wrong
- “Python core: … won't load (HTTP …)”: a Droplit file is missing on the server or can’t be reached right now. Reload without the cache after a few minutes. If it stays that way, let us know.
- “Loading the Python core …” stays on screen for several minutes and nothing happens: usually a blocker or the network blocks the download. See steps 4 to 6.
- The page stays completely blank: see The page doesn’t load or only half loads.
Still not working? With you can send us a screenshot. The technical details that are sent along automatically are especially helpful here.
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