Tkinter(2)

[Eric Brunel]

On Tue, 04 Sep 2007 15:42:09 +0200, vijayca <vijayeee at gmail.com> wrote:

> my python installation is:Active python 2.5.1
> i am using Red Hat Linux
> i have the Tkinter module installed but any simple script produces an
> error....
>
> script:
> from Tkinter import Label
> widget = Label(None, text='Hello GUI world!')
> widget.pack()
> widget.mainloop()
>
>
> error:
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "guy.py", line 2, in <module>
>     widget = Label(None, text='Hello GUI world!')
>   File "/root/Desktop/pythonall/ActivePython-2.5.1.1-linux-x86/
> INSTALLDIR/lib/python2.5/lib-tk/Tkinter.py", line 2464, in __init__
>     Widget.__init__(self, master, 'label', cnf, kw)
>   File "/root/Desktop/pythonall/ActivePython-2.5.1.1-linux-x86/
> INSTALLDIR/lib/python2.5/lib-tk/Tkinter.py", line 1923, in __init__
>     BaseWidget._setup(self, master, cnf)
>   File "/root/Desktop/pythonall/ActivePython-2.5.1.1-linux-x86/
> INSTALLDIR/lib/python2.5/lib-tk/Tkinter.py", line 1898, in _setup
>     _default_root = Tk()
>   File "/root/Desktop/pythonall/ActivePython-2.5.1.1-linux-x86/
> INSTALLDIR/lib/python2.5/lib-tk/Tkinter.py", line 1636, in __init__
>     self.tk = _tkinter.create(screenName, baseName, className,
> interactive, wantobjects, useTk, sync, use)
> _tkinter.TclError: no display name and no $DISPLAY environment
> variable

Basically, this error has nothing to do with Python or Tkinter. If you  
tried to launch any GUI application, you should get the same error.

How are you logged in to your computer? Did you do any remote connection  
via telnet, or rlogin/rsh, or ssh? This error usually happens when you're  
logged in on a remote machine, and you didn't tell the remote machine  
where you wanted to display the windows you open. It may also happen when  
you're logged in as a user, but did a 'su' to change your identity.

In any case, solving the problem is quite easy: define the DISPLAY  
environment variable with the value <your computer name or IP address>:0  
and it should work. If you're using a remote machine, you may also have to  
issue a 'xhost + <remote machine name or IP address>' on the local machine  
(the one where the display should occur).

HTH
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