Ok, then append option "--display=:0.0" to the command. Because display is opend with your (non-root) user. You should add line "export XAUTHORITY=~/.Xauthority" to your "~/.bashrc" file to avoid such problems. This a linux dependent article and not about pygtk. You can ask your linux questions in #ubuntu channel on irc.freenode.net.
On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 2:44 PM, KB SU <k24...@gmail.com> wrote: > yes, i run it as root, with sudo command. > > > > On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 3:09 AM, Saeed Rasooli <saeed....@gmail.com>wrote: > >> >> >> On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 12:16 PM, A.T.Hofkamp <a.t.hofk...@tue.nl> wrote: >> >>> KB SU wrote: >>> > Hi, >>> > >>> > I have Ubuntu: Ubuntu-Server 9.10 _Karmic Koala_ - Release i386 >>> > Python: 2.6 and gtk 2 >>> > >>> > But when I try to import gtk, it gives warning like: >>> > /usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py:57: GtkWarning: >>> could not open display >>> > warnings.warn(str(e), _gtk.Warning) >>> > >>> > Is there any way to solve this problem? >>> > >>> Giving the program an X11 display would solve it. >>> >>> >>> Albert >>> _______________________________________________ >>> pygtk mailing list pygtk@daa.com.au >>> http://www.daa.com.au/mailman/listinfo/pygtk >>> Read the PyGTK FAQ: http://faq.pygtk.org/ >>> >> do you run it as root? (or different user that the session) > > >
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