Gtk-WARNING when using subprocess.Popen

[DibDibs]

Hi, I am getting this error when trying to open a new terminal window via SSH using the subprocess package in Python 2.7...

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(lxterminal:1648): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:

Here is my code...

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#The main executable, invokes all required scripts.

from sys import executable
from subprocess import *
import operations #Dont worry about this, this is my own library

operations.setupGPIO()

pid = Popen(args=[
    "lxterminal", "--command=python /home/pi/Doucments/Python/RoomAccess/input.py"], shell=True).pid

I have tried using 'startx' in conjunction with the command I am using now, like this...

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pid = Popen(args=[
    "lxterminal", "--command=startx python /home/pi/Doucments/Python/RoomAccess/input.py"], shell=True).pid

but I still receive the same error.

I have looked around for fixes but they are all for other Linux distributions, can anyone offer any help, any will be greatly appreciated

Thanks in advance

[DibDibs]

Can anyone think of anything?

[B.Goode]

Lxterminal is an X-windows client application. It needs access to a system running an X-windows server to render the graphical display.

It might be that all you need to do is invoke ssh with the x-forwarding option enabled. The ssh command line client has a switch, -X, to enable this.

Startx is not an appropriate command to issue from a remote login: if you want to recreate the Big Raspberry GUI the shell command to use is

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startlxde-pi

[DibDibs]

Thanks, this worked