pygame.error: No available video device

Question

I have this setup:

 $ python -V
Python 2.7.2+
 $ python -c \"import pygame; print pygame.__version__\"
1.9.1release

When I run a pygame scr

Answer 1

If you are running Pygame on a UNIX system, like a Linux server, try using a DummyVideoDriver:

import os
os.environ["SDL_VIDEODRIVER"] = "dummy"