PyVirtualDisplay is python wrapper for Xvfb, Xephyr and Xvnc.
Questions tagged [pyvirtualdisplay]
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Firefox Webdriver doesn't work if SIGCHLD is ignored
I have the following code snippet that works fine:
from pyvirtualdisplay import Display
from selenium import webdriver
display = Display(visible=0, size=(800, 600))
display.start()
browser =…

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need python script to use already open Xvfb server process
I have a php script that runs many python scripts. The python scripts utilize a headless firefox browser using pyvirtualdisplay and xvfb. My issue is that each python script opens a new Xvfb process on my linux server. Thus I get multiple processes…

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How to open a new window on click with python, selenium, pyvirtualdisplay?
I wrote a scraper in python which uses selenium, chrome and an added extension. The scraper works locally with the display visible but not when I try to run it in headless mode.
On the scraped website there is a button which automatically opens a…

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PyVirtualDisplay Syntax Error When Importing Display in Python
I am trying to run PyVirtualDisplay on my raspberry pi to open up a webpage. However, when I run it, an error is thrown.
The error is as follows:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "test.py", line 4, in
from pyvirtualdisplay…

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How to automate the activation of Flash plug-in using selenium firefox geckodriver?
When I try to open a page with flash using an automated python script with Selenium I reach the page in the picture below. And I cannot pass.
It's a remote server running Ubuntu 16.04, without access to a monitor or a keyboard/mouse.
Python…

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Cannot download csv using pyvirtualdisplay + selenium + firefox on Pythonanywhere
I am trying to host my selenium script on Pythonanywhere.
However, I cannot see any .csv being downloaded through my code.
I have searched around for a while. such a headache!
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
from pyvirtualdisplay import…

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Use selenium on webserver with firefox profile
I'm trying to write a script which will sync my data from one site to another. The first site doesn't have public api. But i know the queries, that could provide me json response with all data I need. I decided to use a selenium. The main problem is…

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Export OpenGL kernel code with Apache TVM in Colab (X11 related error)
I have problem with exporting OpenGL kernel code with Apache TVM - Open deep learning compiler stack for CPUs, GPUs, and specialized accelerators in Google Colaboratory.
It can reproduce on Build TVM.ipynb.
To enable Xvrf, I installed…

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EasyProcessCheckInstalledError: cmd=['Xephyr', '-help']
I'm using Python 2.7 on Windows 7 SP1 and I've installed pyvirtualdisplay and Selenium properly however when I run this script :
from pyvirtualdisplay import Display
display = Display(visible=1, size=(800, 600))
display.start()
I get this error…

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Why do I get small screenshots with pyvirtualdisplay in selenium tests?
I am using complex selenium tests and pyvirtualdisplay in order to take screenshots during the selenium testing. However, I am using the following code to create a Display:
self.display = Display(visible=0, size=(1366, 768))
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Why do I get 'easyprocess' output when using 'pyvirtualdisplay' in selenium tests?
I am trying to use pyvirtualdisplay in selenium tests in order to create screenshots. Here is how I do it in the tests within a TestSuite python class:
self.display = Display(visible=0, size=(1366, 768))
self.display.start()
before creating the…

Alex
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PythonAnywhere - No module named 'pyvirtualdisplay'
I am trying to run online a project on PythonAnywhere. When I call this function:
def getPrice(item_url):
from forex_python.converter import CurrencyRates
from selenium import webdriver
from pyvirtualdisplay import Display
#from…

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PyVirtualDisplay AttributeError: 'Display' object has no attribute 'old_display_var'
I get
AttributeError: 'Display' object has no attribute 'old_display_var'
in PyVirtualDisplay when trying to stop display after tests execution:
in setUp method:
self.display = Display(visible=False, size=(1440, 900))
self.display.start()
then…

Vadim Kovrizhkin
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The pyvirtualdisplay Error in python
I'm getting the following error when i try to run the python code
File_1.py actually import File_2.py to call the function.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "File_1.py", line 1, in
import File_2
File…

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pyvirtualdisplay: Change visibility
I would like to toggle visibility on/off for a display created using pyvirtualdisplay, or alternatively minimize it and bring it back to screen using python.
Unfortunately, there appears to be no method for this, and changing display.visible after…

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