python still seems to crash when trying to list the modules without access to X display. Seems to be due to /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/gnomebtdownload/client.py ( line 50), which belongs to gnome-btdownload version 0.0.30-2, see log below.
log: $ cat /etc/lsb-release DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_RELEASE=8.10 DISTRIB_CODENAME=intrepid DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 8.10" $ xedit Error: Can't open display: $ python Python 2.5.2 (r252:60911, Oct 5 2008, 19:24:49) [GCC 4.3.2] on linux2 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> help() Welcome to Python 2.5! This is the online help utility. If this is your first time using Python, you should definitely check out the tutorial on the Internet at http://www.python.org/doc/tut/. Enter the name of any module, keyword, or topic to get help on writing Python programs and using Python modules. To quit this help utility and return to the interpreter, just type "quit". To get a list of available modules, keywords, or topics, type "modules", "keywords", or "topics". Each module also comes with a one-line summary of what it does; to list the modules whose summaries contain a given word such as "spam", type "modules spam". help> modules Please wait a moment while I gather a list of all available modules... /var/lib/python-support/python2.5/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py:72: GtkWarning: could not open display warnings.warn(str(e), _gtk.Warning) /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/Ft/Lib/ImportUtil.py:362: UserWarning: Module test was already imported from /usr/lib/python2.5/test/__init__.pyc, but /var/lib/python-support/python2.5 is being added to sys.path from pkg_resources import get_provider, resource_filename /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/deskbar/core/keybinder/__init__.py:1: GtkWarning: gdk_keymap_get_for_display: assertion `GDK_IS_DISPLAY (display)' failed from _keybinder import * /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/deskbar/core/keybinder/__init__.py:1: GtkWarning: gdk_screen_get_root_window: assertion `GDK_IS_SCREEN (screen)' failed from _keybinder import * ** (.:15099): CRITICAL **: egg_keymap_resolve_virtual_modifiers: assertion `GDK_IS_KEYMAP (keymap)' failed ** (.:15099): CRITICAL **: egg_keymap_resolve_virtual_modifiers: assertion `GDK_IS_KEYMAP (keymap)' failed ** (.:15099): CRITICAL **: egg_keymap_resolve_virtual_modifiers: assertion `GDK_IS_KEYMAP (keymap)' failed /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/deskbar/core/keybinder/__init__.py:1: Warning: invalid (NULL) pointer instance from _keybinder import * /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/deskbar/core/keybinder/__init__.py:1: Warning: g_signal_connect_data: assertion `G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed from _keybinder import * GConf Error: Failed to contact configuration server; some possible causes are that you need to enable TCP/IP networking for ORBit, or you have stale NFS locks due to a system crash. See http://www.gnome.org/projects/gconf/ for information. (Details - 1: Not running within active session) GConf Error: Failed to contact configuration server; some possible causes are that you need to enable TCP/IP networking for ORBit, or you have stale NFS locks due to a system crash. See http://www.gnome.org/projects/gconf/ for information. (Details - 1: Not running within active session) /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/deskbar/core/Utils.py:25: GtkWarning: gtk_icon_theme_get_for_screen: assertion `GDK_IS_SCREEN (screen)' failed ICON_THEME = gtk.icon_theme_get_default() GConf Error: Failed to contact configuration server; some possible causes are that you need to enable TCP/IP networking for ORBit, or you have stale NFS locks due to a system crash. See http://www.gnome.org/projects/gconf/ for information. (Details - 1: Not running within active session) GConf Error: Failed to contact configuration server; some possible causes are that you need to enable TCP/IP networking for ORBit, or you have stale NFS locks due to a system crash. See http://www.gnome.org/projects/gconf/ for information. (Details - 1: Not running within active session) GConf Error: Failed to contact configuration server; some possible causes are that you need to enable TCP/IP networking for ORBit, or you have stale NFS locks due to a system crash. See http://www.gnome.org/projects/gconf/ for information. (Details - 1: Not running within active session) No handlers could be found for logger "deskbar.core.Utils" /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/gnomebtdownload/client.py:50: GtkWarning: cannot open display: gnome_program = gnome.program_init(app_name, app_version) $ -- Unable to get list of available modules in python's online help. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/189109 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
