[IPython-dev] remote X DISPLAY

[Maximilian Albert]

Hi Vasco,

Now I want to use X forwarding show gtk matplotlib windows. This works
> as long as I keep the original SSH connection open. However, when I
> create a new ssh connection, the "DISPLAY" environment variable should
> change. Is there I way I can tell the %matplotlib gtk magic to pass a
> certain DISPLAY to gtk?
>

I think it should work if you put the following at the beginning of your
notebook:

   import os
   os.environ['DISPLAY'] = ':10'

(or whatever new display number you now have). Untested right now, but I'm
pretty sure I used it a while back to solve precisely this problem.

Cheers,
Max
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