nose-xvfb

This plugin provides a virtual X display to run tests through a xvfb X server. It might be useful when running interface tests, avoiding visible pop-up windows and providing a sensible speedup.

To use it, install the package and run nosetests along with the flag --with-xvfb

Dependencies

• nose
• xvfbwrapper

It requires the xvfb executable already installed within the system. It can be usually found in the xorg-server-xvfb package.

Usage

nosetests --with-xvfb