`iotop` fails with python error "UnboundLocalError: local variable 'stdscr' referenced before assignment"
Issue
- When using
iotopfrom a remote system it fails with an error in python - Error message
UnboundLocalError: local variable 'stdscr' referenced before assignmentwhen using python based programs - Full error message:
[root@server root]# iotop
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/sbin/iotop", line 16, in <module>
main()
File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/iotop/ui.py", line 559, in main
main_loop()
File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/iotop/ui.py", line 549, in <lambda>
main_loop = lambda: run_iotop(options)
File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/iotop/ui.py", line 447, in run_iotop
return curses.wrapper(run_iotop_window, options)
File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/curses/wrapper.py", line 46, in wrapper
stdscr.keypad(0)
UnboundLocalError: local variable 'stdscr' referenced before assignment
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x
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