Index: Lib/idlelib/run.py
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--- Lib/idlelib/run.py	(revision 67320)
+++ Lib/idlelib/run.py	(working copy)
@@ -119,10 +119,11 @@
         except socket.error as err:
             print("IDLE Subprocess: socket error: " + err.args[1] +
                   ", retrying....", file=sys.__stderr__)
+            socket_error = err
     else:
-        print("IDLE Subprocess: Connection to "\
-                               "IDLE GUI failed, exiting.", file=sys.__stderr__)
-        show_socket_error(err, address)
+        print("IDLE Subprocess: Connection to "
+              "IDLE GUI failed, exiting.", file=sys.__stderr__)
+        show_socket_error(socket_error, address)
         global exit_now
         exit_now = True
         return