Bug#526080: please don't call X methods on import

[martin f krafft]

Package: python-gtk2
Version: 2.14.1-2
Severity: normal

% python -c "import gtk"
Xlib:  extension "RANDR" missing on display ":0.0".



This has been happening for a few months only. Please don't execute
actual code when the module is imported.


-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.29-1-amd64 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=en_GB, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages python-gtk2 depends on:
ii  libatk1.0-0            1.26.0-1          The ATK accessibility toolkit
ii  libc6                  2.9-8             GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  libcairo2              1.8.6-2+b1        The Cairo 2D vector graphics libra
ii  libfontconfig1         2.6.0-3           generic font configuration library
ii  libfreetype6           2.3.9-4.1         FreeType 2 font engine, shared lib
ii  libglib2.0-0           2.20.1-1          The GLib library of C routines
ii  libgtk2.0-0            2.16.1-2          The GTK+ graphical user interface 
ii  libpango1.0-0          1.24.0-3+b1       Layout and rendering of internatio
ii  python                 2.5.4-2           An interactive high-level object-o
ii  python-cairo [python2. 1.8.4-3           Python bindings for the Cairo vect
ii  python-gobject [python 2.16.1-1          Python bindings for the GObject li
ii  python-numpy [python2. 1:1.2.1-1         Numerical Python adds a fast array
ii  python-support         1.0.2             automated rebuilding support for P
ii  python2.5              2.5.4-1           An interactive high-level object-o
ii  zlib1g                 1:1.2.3.3.dfsg-13 compression library - runtime

python-gtk2 recommends no packages.

Versions of packages python-gtk2 suggests:
pn  python-gtk2-doc               <none>     (no description available)

-- no debconf information


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