[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Why can't I import gtk (pygtk) module? It appears gtk module want X > perms? > > > >>> import gtk > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "<stdin>", line 1, in ? > File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py", line > 37, in ? from _gtk import * > RuntimeError: could not open display
An error like this usually happens when X security is on, or the display name isn't known. #before you run it, try (for csh): setenv DISPLAY host:0.0 #where host is your computers name #If that doesn't get it, do: xhost + -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
