I now tried on a Ubuntu 13.10 machine I run xvfb-run ipython hello_world.py <https://github.com/benatkin/pyglet-stuff/blob/master/hello_world.py>:
Traceback (most recent call last): File "hello_world.py", line 3, in <module> window = pyglet.window.Window() File "/home/andrea/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pyglet/__init__.py", line 357, in __getattr__ __import__(import_name) File "/home/andrea/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pyglet/window/__init__.py", line 1817, in <module> gl._create_shadow_window() File "/home/andrea/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pyglet/gl/__init__.py", line 205, in _create_shadow_window _shadow_window = Window(width=1, height=1, visible=False) File "/home/andrea/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pyglet/window/xlib/__init__.py", line 163, in __init__ super(XlibWindow, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs) File "/home/andrea/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pyglet/window/__init__.py", line 559, in __init__ self._create() File "/home/andrea/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pyglet/window/xlib/__init__.py", line 210, in _create visual_info = self.config.get_visual_info() File "/home/andrea/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pyglet/gl/xlib.py", line 182, in get_visual_info self.canvas.display._display, self._fbconfig).contents ValueError: NULL pointer access On Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at 11:11:14 AM UTC-4, swiftcoder wrote: > > What are the chances you can switch to a Linux server? > > It's likely to be a lot simpler to get X to give you a headless > framebuffer (or MESA equivalent), then to rewrite pyglet's OS X > implementation to allow headless operation. > On Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 07:20, Andrea Cuttone <andrea...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> the app is already written using pyglet. Wouldn't that require to >> complete rewrite it using pycairo? >> >> >> >> Andrea Cuttone >> >> On Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 10:13 AM, Andre D <an...@andred.ca <javascript:>> >> wrote: >> >>> Does something like pycairo fit your needs? >>> On Sep 29, 2015 10:12 AM, "Andrea Cuttone" <andrea...@gmail.com >>> <javascript:>> wrote: >>> >>>> The application is https://github.com/andrea-cuttone/geoplotlib, a >>>> python library for plotting geographical data. >>>> The use case is running the app to render the maps, capture the >>>> framebuffer and store it to disk in form of raster images. >>>> This works great when there is a physical screen attached, but it fails >>>> with a headless session. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Andrea Cuttone >>>> >>>> On Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 10:05 AM, Andre D <an...@andred.ca >>>> <javascript:>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> What does the application do with pyglet that a terminal is sufficient? >>>>> On Sep 29, 2015 9:57 AM, "Andrea Cuttone" <andrea...@gmail.com >>>>> <javascript:>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> remote desktop is not a good option in our setup, as it is very slow >>>>>> over VPN, and also we would like to limit the access we give to users to >>>>>> just a terminal. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Andrea Cuttone >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 4:37 PM, Tristam MacDonald < >>>>>> swift...@gmail.com <javascript:>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> How about remote desktop'ing in, instead of headless SSH? >>>>>>> On Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 13:15, Andrea Cuttone <andrea...@gmail.com >>>>>>> <javascript:>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> yes I guess this is the issue, since I am connected with ssh and >>>>>>>> there is no window manager running. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> So the question is how to make pyglet use a virtual window manager >>>>>>>> such as Xvfb <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xvfb> (which is based >>>>>>>> on XQuartz) >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Monday, September 28, 2015 at 4:12:08 PM UTC-4, Rob wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I guess this answers it: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Sep 28 21:58:49 1.1.1.1 python[14740] <Error>: This user is not >>>>>>>>> allowed access to the window system right now. >>>>>>>>> _RegisterApplication(), FAILED TO establish the default connection >>>>>>>>> to the WindowServer, _CGSDefaultConnection() is NULL. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Not sure if this is something we could fix in pyglet, or whether >>>>>>>>> it is a system config thing. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Rob >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Op maandag 28 september 2015 22:03:08 UTC+2 schreef Andrea Cuttone: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Hi >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> here is the output of `python -m pyglet.info` on the server >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> https://gist.github.com/andrea-cuttone/61e3dd1f71c5f58b8996 >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Andrea Cuttone >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 3:50 PM, Rob <silves...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Can you check what `python -m pyglet.info` returns? >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Rob >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Op maandag 28 september 2015 21:16:34 UTC+2 schreef Andrea >>>>>>>>>>> Cuttone: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Hello >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> I am trying to run a hello world pyglet app on OSX 10.10, where >>>>>>>>>>>> I connect through ssh. >>>>>>>>>>>> When doing that, I get the following error: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> /Users/ancu/pyglet-1.2.3/pyglet/canvas/base.pyc in >>>>>>>>>>>> get_default_screen(self) >>>>>>>>>>>> 72 :rtype: :class:`Screen` >>>>>>>>>>>> 73 ''' >>>>>>>>>>>> ---> 74 return self.get_screens()[0] >>>>>>>>>>>> 75 >>>>>>>>>>>> 76 def get_windows(self): >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> IndexError: list index out of range >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> which I assume is due to the fact that no Window Manager is >>>>>>>>>>>> running. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> I saw that some people suggest to use the virtual X server >>>>>>>>>>>> Xvfb. However even if I have Xvfb running, pyglet seem to not >>>>>>>>>>>> detect it. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Does anyone have experience on how to solve this? >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Best, >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Andrea >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic >>>>>>>>>>> in the Google Groups "pyglet-users" group. >>>>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>>>>>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/pyglet-users/p4Jz4g2QXKs/unsubscribe >>>>>>>>>>> . >>>>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email >>>>>>>>>>> to pyglet-users...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to pyglet...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/pyglet-users. >>>>>>>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>> Groups "pyglet-users" group. >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>>>> send an email to pyglet-users...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to pyglet...@googlegroups.com >>>>>>>> <javascript:>. >>>>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/pyglet-users. >>>>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in >>>>>>> the Google Groups "pyglet-users" group. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/pyglet-users/p4Jz4g2QXKs/unsubscribe >>>>>>> . >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>>>>>> pyglet-users...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to pyglet...@googlegroups.com >>>>>>> <javascript:>. >>>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/pyglet-users. >>>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "pyglet-users" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>> send an email to pyglet-users...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to pyglet...@googlegroups.com >>>>>> <javascript:>. >>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/pyglet-users. >>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>>>> Google Groups "pyglet-users" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/pyglet-users/p4Jz4g2QXKs/unsubscribe >>>>> . >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>>>> pyglet-users...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to pyglet...@googlegroups.com >>>>> <javascript:>. >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/pyglet-users. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "pyglet-users" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to pyglet-users...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >>>> To post to this group, send email to pyglet...@googlegroups.com >>>> <javascript:>. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/pyglet-users. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>> Google Groups "pyglet-users" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/pyglet-users/p4Jz4g2QXKs/unsubscribe. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>> pyglet-users...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >>> To post to this group, send email to pyglet...@googlegroups.com >>> <javascript:>. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/pyglet-users. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "pyglet-users" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to pyglet-users...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to pyglet...@googlegroups.com >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/pyglet-users. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "pyglet-users" group. 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