[ pyopengl-Bugs-1712741 ] glutInit changes working directory

Bugs item #1712741, was opened at 2007-05-04 09:45
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Category: GLUT
Group: v3.0.0
>Status: Closed
>Resolution: Fixed
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: Renaud Blanch (blanch)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: glutInit changes working directory

Initial Comment:
Calling glutInit changes the working directory to the python executable path.

reproducing
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from OpenGL.GLUT import *
import os
import sys

cwd = os.getcwd()
glutInit(sys.argv)
assert cwd == os.getcwd(), "changed!"


versions
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MacOSX 10.4.9
python version: 2.5.1
PyOpenGL version: 3.0.0a6


workaround
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cwd = os.getcwd()
glutInit(sys.argv)
try:
   assert cwd == os.getcwd()
except AssertionError:
   os.chdir(cwd)



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Comment By: Mike C. Fletcher (mcfletch)
Date: 2007-05-20 12:51

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PyOpenGL 2.x had a work around for this on OSX.  Looks like it's some sort
of weird OSX bug.  Sigh.  Anyway, have checked in code to restore CWD after
the glut initialisation call...

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