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From: Emile van Sebille <emile@fenx.com>
Subject: Re: Python Script Works Locally But Not Remotely with SSH
Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:04:03 -0700
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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