[Python-Dev] Testing tkinter on Linux

[Florian Bruhin]

* R. David Murray <rdmurray at bitdance.com> [2015-08-27 15:00:40 -0400]:
> It is possible to create a "virtual" X on an otherwise headless linux
> system, but I've never tried to do it myself.  If someone comes up
> with a recipe we could add it to the devguide chapter on running
> a buildbot.

It's usually as easy as installing Xvfb and prepending "xvfb-run" to
the command:

$ export DISPLAY=

$ python3 -m test -ugui test_tk test_ttk_guionly test_idle
[1/3] test_tk
test_tk skipped -- Tk unavailable due to TclError: couldn't connect to display ""
[2/3] test_ttk_guionly
test_ttk_guionly skipped -- Tk unavailable due to TclError: couldn't connect to display ""
[3/3] test_idle
1 test OK.
2 tests skipped:
    test_tk test_ttk_guionly

$ xvfb-run python3 -m test -ugui test_tk test_ttk_guionly test_idle
[1/3] test_tk
[2/3] test_ttk_guionly
[3/3] test_idle
All 3 tests OK.

Florian

-- 
http://www.the-compiler.org | me at the-compiler.org (Mail/XMPP)
   GPG: 916E B0C8 FD55 A072 | http://the-compiler.org/pubkey.asc
         I love long mails! | http://email.is-not-s.ms/
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 819 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/attachments/20150827/166f5a3a/attachment.sig>