[Mne_analysis] mayavi visualization not working on Martinos VNC remote desktop and on Mac OS 10.11.6

[Alexandre Gramfort]

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hi Gladia,

this is for me a martinos specific issue.

I would recommend to ask to this list:

martinos-python [at] nmr.mgh.harvard.edu

HTH
Alex


On Fri, Mar 27, 2020 at 12:55 AM Gladia Hotan <gladiach at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to use mayavi for visualization of source estimates on Mac OS
> 10.11.6. I have mayavi 4.7.1 and pyqt5 installed.  I've set the environment
> variable QT_API=pyqt5.  "from mayavi import mlab" runs without error, but
> if I try to use mlab functions I get "Import Error: Could not import
> backend for traitsui. Make sure you have a suitable UI toolkit like
> PyQt/Pyside or wxPython installed".
>
> These settings work on the Martinos linux machine I use at the Martinos
> center, but the visualization doesn't work on the VNC remote desktop
> (Windows) and right now I can't go into the office due to the remote work
> policy.
>
> Any idea how to set this up on a mac, or how to make the visualization
> work on a Martinos computer remotely?
>
> Best,
> Gladia
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