periodic-table-cli on Ubuntu Server

[rsauve]

I usually find some interesting stuff for the linux terminal reading the Linux Format magazine. FXF316 July 2024 edition article "Learn the periodic table" is all about periodic-table-cli.

I installed periodic-table-cli on my Mint Linux VM using: pip install periodic-table-cli
It works great!

However, when I tried to install periodic-table-cli (same procedure as above) on my Ubuntu server via ssh and run periodic-table-cli I get:
:~$ periodic-table-cli
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/robert/.local/bin/periodic-table-cli", line 8, in
sys.exit(main())
File "/home/robert/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/periodic_table_cli/cli.py", line 226, in main
_wrapper(app.start)
File "/home/robert/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/periodic_table_cli/cli.py", line 183, in _wrapper
curses.wrapper(func)
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/curses/init.py", line 105, in wrapper
return func(stdscr, *args, **kwds)
File "/home/robert/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/periodic_table_cli/app.py", line 59, in start
Colors.init_colors()
File "/home/robert/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/periodic_table_cli/colors.py", line 74, in init_colors
curses.init_pair(color_pair_id, fg_color.FG, Colors.BLACK.BG)
_curses.error: init_pair() returned ERR

Here is some information about my server:
NAME="Ubuntu"
VERSION="20.04.6 LTS (Focal Fossa)"
ID=ubuntu
ID_LIKE=debian
PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS"
VERSION_ID="20.04"
HOME_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://help.ubuntu.com/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/"
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/legal/terms-and-policies/privacy-policy"
VERSION_CODENAME=focal
UBUNTU_CODENAME=focal

OS: Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS x86_64
Kernel: 5.4.0-186-generic
Uptime: 2 days, 15 hours, 39 mins
Packages: 1705 (dpkg)
Shell: bash 5.0.17
Terminal: /dev/pts/0
CPU: Intel Pentium N3700 (4) @ 2.400GHz
GPU: Intel Atom/Celeron/Pentium Processor x5-E8000/J3xxx/N3xxx
Memory: 971MiB / 7429MiB

Is it possible to get periodic-table-cli to run under Ubuntu Server via ssh?

[spirometaxas]

Thank you for installing periodic-table-cli and for providing the detailed information! I found and patched a few issues that result in that error when connecting via ssh. I have pushed the changes to the latest release (Python v2.1.3): https://github.com/spirometaxas/periodic-table-cli-py/releases/tag/v2.1.3

I tested using Ubuntu Server 24.04 and connected via ssh using Putty and Ubuntu terminal. Let me know if you are still seeing the issue. Thanks!

[rsauve]

ssh'ed into my ubuntu server and upgraded periodic-table-cli:

 ~$ pip install periodic-table-cli --upgrade
 ~$ periodic-table-cli --version
        v2.1.3 (Python)
 ~$ periodic-table-cli

Working!

Thank you for your help.