python wrapper for Xvfb and Xephyr
Project description
pyvirtualdisplay is a python wrapper for Xvfb and Xephyr
- Links:
documentation: http://ponty.github.com/PyVirtualDisplay
- Features:
- Known problems:
Python 3 is not supported
only a few backend options are supported
- Possible applications:
GUI testing
automatic GUI screenshot
Basic usages
Start Xephyr:
from pyvirtualdisplay import Display xephyr=Display(visible=1, size=(320, 240)).start()
Create screenshot of xmessage with Xvfb:
from easyprocess import EasyProcess
from pyvirtualdisplay.smartdisplay import SmartDisplay
with SmartDisplay(visible=0, bgcolor='black') as disp:
with EasyProcess('xmessage hello'):
img = disp.waitgrab()
img.show()
Installation
General
install setuptools
optional: pyscreenshot and PIL should be installed for smartdisplay submodule
install the program:
# as root easy_install pyvirtualdisplay
Ubuntu
sudo apt-get install python-setuptools sudo apt-get install xvfb sudo apt-get install xserver-xephyr sudo apt-get install tightvncserver sudo easy_install pyvirtualdisplay # optional sudo apt-get install python-imaging sudo apt-get install scrot sudo easy_install pyscreenshot
Uninstall
install pip:
# as root pip uninstall pyvirtualdisplay
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