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It would seem the host at the IP address specified (192.168.1.5) is not accepting any connections, hence the socket.error: [Errno 111] Connection refused error.

Are you sure that you specified the correct IP for your UR5? You can find the IP of the robot on the SETUP Robot screen, under Setup NETWORK.

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