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Re: Python Script Works Locally But Not Remotely with SSH

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On 3/27/2012 5:51 PM goldtech said...
> Hi,
>
> I have a WinXP PC running an SSH server and I have a Linux PC with an
> SSH client  and logged into the XP seemingly OK. It's all on my
> personal LAN, the connection seems OK.
>
> I have a py file on the XP that I run via SSH from the Linux, it's:
>
> import webbrowser
> webbrowser.open('www.google.com')
>
> This runs OK started on the local XP PC, the browser Firefox opens and
> goes to the site, or it opens a tab to the site. But executing that
> same file via SSH does not open Firefox...doing it via SSH starts
> Firefox ( I see it begin in the process manager and I see web
> activity) but Firefox does not open it's window.
>
> Why the does the window not open when the script is started remotely?

Just a guess here, but I expect that Firefox requires some sort of 
graphics device to write on that the ssh shell doesn't provide.

Emile

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Python Script Works Locally But Not Remotely with SSH goldtech <goldtech@worldpost.com> - 2012-03-27 17:51 -0700
  Re: Python Script Works Locally But Not Remotely with SSH goldtech <goldtech@worldpost.com> - 2012-04-01 10:32 -0700
  Re: Python Script Works Locally But Not Remotely with SSH Jedrzej Krzysztof Dec <jdec@jedrzejdec.eu> - 2012-04-01 12:32 -0700
    Re: Python Script Works Locally But Not Remotely with SSH Rod Person <rodperson@rodperson.com> - 2012-04-03 07:37 -0400
      Re: Python Script Works Locally But Not Remotely with SSH goldtech <goldtech@worldpost.com> - 2012-04-07 09:59 -0700
  Re: Python Script Works Locally But Not Remotely with SSH Emile van Sebille <emile@fenx.com> - 2012-04-02 14:04 -0700
  Re: Python Script Works Locally But Not Remotely with SSH Jerry Hill <malaclypse2@gmail.com> - 2012-04-02 19:17 -0400

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