xvfbwrapper

Python wrapper for running display inside X virtual framebuffer (Xvfb)

Requires:

• Xvfb (sudo apt-get install xvfb or similar)

Example:

::

from xvfbwrapper import Xvfb

vdisplay = Xvfb(width=1280, height=720) vdisplay.start()

# launch stuff inside virtual display here

vdisplay.stop()

Example use with Selenium WebDriver and Firefox:

::

from xvfbwrapper import Xvfb

import unittest from selenium import webdriver

class TestUbuntuHomepage(unittest.TestCase):

def setUp(self):

self.vdisplay = Xvfb(width=1280, height=720) self.vdisplay.start() self.browser = webdriver.Firefox()

def testTitle(self):

self.browser.get('http://www.ubuntu.com') self.assertIn('Ubuntu', self.browser.title)

def tearDown(self):

self.browser.quit() self.vdisplay.stop()

if __name__ == '__main__':

unittest.main(verbosity=2)

pip install latest dev branch from git repo

pip install -e git+http://github.com/cgoldberg/xvfbwrapper.git#egg=xvfbwrapper