On 10/11/2020 20:22, RobH wrote:
> On 10/11/2020 19:38, Chris Green wrote:
>> RobH  wrote:
>>> I have a python script to run some leds, and I'm having a problem
>>> with it!
>>> When I ssh into my pi zero, then sudo python3 python script.py, it
>>> doesn't run, no leds are lit.
>>> But if I open a terminal in the pi desktop and run the same command
>>> line, it works and the leds light up.
>>>
>>> Anyone know why this happens.
>>>
>> Because you have written some very clever code that differentiates
>> between a local login and an ssh login! :-) :-)
>>
>> More seriously I can't think of any obvious answer, we need more
>> information, or at least *you* need more information.  Put some print
>> statements around the code that turns the LEDs and see if it's reached
>> in bith cases.
>>
>
> Putting
> print.pixels.fill((0, 0, 0))
> sleep(2)
> print.pixels.fill((0, 0, 255))
> print.pixels.show()
>
> produces this error:
>   File "ledstest.py", line 6, in 
>      print.pixels.fill((0, 0, 0))
> AttributeError: 'builtin_function_or_method' object has no attribute
> 'pixels'
>
> But as I said, the script runs perfectly well in a terminal on the pi
> desktop
>
> Thanks
>

It was the led strip at fault, as I found after I tried another strip
which did light up when I ran the script.

Thanks

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