Termux•4d ago

A problem with py-xlib.

Does anyone have any idea? I need a solution because I hate dealing with C and C++ to be honest, so Python is the best option for me.

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NoNameForIdea•12/21/25, 12:10 PM

You just need to open a X11 server, look at https://github.com/termux/termux-x11 to get started

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NNoNameForIdea You just need to open a X11 server, look at https://github.com/termux/termux-x11...

Mikhail M. AbdelazizOP•12/21/25, 12:15 PM

It's already running, But the problem persists.

NoNameForIdea•12/21/25, 1:15 PM

Oh, is it in proot?

owokitty•12/21/25, 5:30 PM

@NoNameForIdea @Mikhail M. Abdelaziz the problem lies in use of absolute path

/tmp

/tmp

in some of the code being used

owokitty•12/21/25, 5:30 PM

Mikhail M. AbdelazizOP•12/21/25, 5:31 PM

I found the solution.

owokitty•12/21/25, 5:31 PM

@Mikhail M. Abdelaziz could you send your code? I could try to find where it needs to be changed

Mikhail M. AbdelazizOP•12/21/25, 5:31 PM

I will post it here.

Mikhail M. AbdelazizOP•12/21/25, 5:31 PM

I have been suffering from this problem for about a year, I can't believe I solved it today.

owokitty•12/21/25, 5:31 PM

oh wow

owokitty•12/21/25, 5:31 PM

yes it's easy to solve if you have solved it once in 1 program,

owokitty•12/21/25, 5:31 PM

then every time it happens in another program, you know where to look to solve it in all the other programs

Mikhail M. AbdelazizOP•12/21/25, 5:32 PM

The problem is due to the Python xlib library, it's misreading the X11-unix path.

owokitty•12/21/25, 5:32 PM

yes

Mikhail M. AbdelazizOP•12/21/25, 5:32 PM

I think I've seen you talk about a problem like this before.

Mikhail M. AbdelazizOP•12/21/25, 5:32 PM

I don't remember.

owokitty•12/21/25, 5:32 PM

by the way

MMikhail M. Abdelaziz The problem is due to the Python xlib library, it's misreading the X11-unix path...

owokitty•12/21/25, 5:32 PM

does this solution help?

owokitty•12/21/25, 5:33 PM

pkg install python-xlibpkg install python-xlib

Oowokitty `pkg install python-xlib`

owokitty•12/21/25, 5:33 PM

this command is designed to specifically help with your problem

Oowokitty `pkg install python-xlib`

Mikhail M. AbdelazizOP•12/21/25, 5:35 PM

It's already installed, It's all about the py-xlib source, You must include an accurate reading for the path, And after that you will face a problem with Xauth, All what you have to do after that is touch ~/.Xauthority to make it available, Warnings may appear, But they are not important.

Mikhail M. AbdelazizOP•12/21/25, 5:37 PM

Therefore, The problem lies with the library's source code, No matter what you do, The problem will not be solved unless the path reading method is modified.

MMikhail M. Abdelaziz Therefore, The problem lies with the library's source code, No matter what you d...

owokitty•12/21/25, 5:40 PM

actually

MMikhail M. Abdelaziz It's already installed, It's all about the py-xlib source, You must include an a...

owokitty•12/21/25, 5:40 PM

i suggest to test, uninstall it, install it again, and reproduce the problem again,

owokitty•12/21/25, 5:40 PM

then use this command

owokitty•12/21/25, 5:40 PM

pkg install python-xlibpkg install python-xlib

owokitty•12/21/25, 5:40 PM

(exactly as that)