Glances silently fails on Windows 11

[ajgringo619]

Fairly new Windows 11 Home installation, using pyenv-win to create my virtual environments. When I run glances from a PowerShell terminal, it starts then stops with no screen output. Here's the log entries from the most recent attempt:

2024-03-03 08:56:16,609 -- WARNING -- PsUtil can not grab processes gids ('Process' object has no attribute 'gids')
2024-03-03 08:56:16,610 -- INFO -- Start Glances 3.4.0.3
2024-03-03 08:56:16,610 -- INFO -- CPython 3.12.1 (C:\Users\ajgri\.venv\work-3.12.1\Scripts\python.exe) and psutil 5.9.8 detected
2024-03-03 08:56:16,626 -- INFO -- Start GlancesStandalone mode
2024-03-03 08:56:16,631 -- WARNING -- Missing Python Lib (No module named 'requests'), Cloud plugin is disabled
2024-03-03 08:56:16,634 -- WARNING -- Error loading Docker deps Lib. Docker plugin is disabled (No module named 'requests')
2024-03-03 08:56:16,635 -- WARNING -- Error loading Podman deps Lib. Podman feature in the Containers plugin is disabled (No module named 'podman')
2024-03-03 08:56:16,640 -- WARNING -- Missing Python Lib (No module named 'py3nvml'), Nvidia GPU plugin is disabled
2024-03-03 08:56:16,641 -- WARNING -- Missing Python Lib (No module named 'netifaces'), IP plugin is disabled
2024-03-03 08:56:16,656 -- WARNING -- Missing Python Lib (No module named 'requests'), Ports plugin is limited to port scanning
2024-03-03 08:56:16,661 -- WARNING -- Sparklines module not found (No module named 'sparklines')
2024-03-03 08:56:16,662 -- WARNING -- Missing Python Lib (No module named 'pymdstat'), Raid plugin is disabled
2024-03-03 08:56:16,665 -- WARNING -- Missing Python Lib (No module named 'pySMART'), HDD Smart plugin is disabled
2024-03-03 08:56:16,670 -- WARNING -- Missing Python Lib (No module named 'wifi'), Wifi plugin is disabled
2024-03-03 08:56:16,670 -- WARNING -- Wifi lib is not compliant with Python 3, Wifi plugin is disabled
2024-03-03 08:56:16,672 -- WARNING -- Can not get network connections track ([Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/proc/sys/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_count')
2024-03-03 08:56:16,673 -- INFO -- Disable connections track

I installed it via pip as I've always done: pip install glances windows-curses. I've tried disabling modules, but that hasn't helped either. Here's the list of installed modules:

Package           Version
----------------- -------
asttokens         2.4.1
colorama          0.4.6
decorator         5.1.1
defusedxml        0.7.1
executing         2.0.1
Glances           3.4.0.3
ipython           8.22.1
jedi              0.19.1
matplotlib-inline 0.1.6
packaging         23.2
parso             0.8.3
pip               24.0
prompt-toolkit    3.0.43
psutil            5.9.8
pure-eval         0.2.2
Pygments          2.17.2
six               1.16.0
speedtest-cli     2.1.3
stack-data        0.6.3
traitlets         5.14.1
ujson             5.9.0
wcwidth           0.2.13
windows-curses    2.3.2

Since I'm running as a standard user account, I tried again as an administrator - same results. What am I missing?

[nicolargo]

Never tested on Windows 11.

Can you please copy/paste the result of:

glances --issue

Thanks !

[ajgringo619]

As requested:

===============================================================================
Glances 3.4.0.3 (C:\Users\ajgri\.venv\work-3.12.1\Lib\site-packages\glances\__init__.py)
Python 3.12.1 (C:\Users\ajgri\.venv\work-3.12.1\Scripts\python.exe)
PsUtil 5.9.8 (C:\Users\ajgri\.venv\work-3.12.1\Lib\site-packages\psutil\__init__.py)
===============================================================================
alert         [OK]    0.00000s
[]
amps          [OK]    0.00000s
[]
cloud         [OK]    0.00000s
{}
connections   [OK]    0.00407s
{'ESTABLISHED': 60,
 'LISTEN': 30,
 'SYN_RECV': 0,
 'SYN_SENT': 0,
 'initiated': 0,
 'net_connections_enabled': True,
 'nf_conntrack_enabled': False,
 'terminated': 0}
containers    [OK]    0.00000s
[]
core          [OK]    0.00000s
{'log': 16, 'phys': 10}
cpu           [OK]    0.00000s
{'cpucore': 16,
 'ctx_switches': 36058,
 'dpc': 0.0,
 'idle': 97.7,
 'interrupt': 0.1,
 'interrupts': 45097,
 'soft_interrupts': 0,
 'syscalls': 123341,
 'system': 1.4,
 'time_since_update': 3.194385290145874,
 'total': 2.3,
 'user': 0.9}
diskio        [OK]    0.00000s key=disk_name
[{'disk_name': 'PhysicalDrive0',
  'key': 'disk_name',
  'read_bytes': 0,
  'read_count': 0,
  'time_since_update': 3.1953201293945312,
  'write_bytes': 536576,
  'write_count': 15}, ...]
folders       [OK]    0.00000s
[]
fs            [OK]    0.00112s key=mnt_point
[{'device_name': 'C:\\',
  'free': 435196215296,
  'fs_type': 'NTFS',
  'key': 'mnt_point',
  'mnt_point': 'C:\\',
  'percent': 56.4,
  'size': 999242592256,
  'used': 564046376960}, ...]
gpu           [OK]    0.00000s
[]
help          [OK]    0.00000s
None
ip            [OK]    0.00000s
{}
irq           [OK]    0.00000s
[]
load          [OK]    0.00000s
{'cpucore': 16, 'min1': 0.0, 'min15': 0.0, 'min5': 0.0}
mem           [OK]    0.00396s
{'available': 23681118208, 'free': 23681118208, 'percent': 30.7, 'total': 34164097024, 'used': 10482978816}
memswap       [OK]    0.00300s
{'free': 2147483648,
 'percent': 0.0,
 'sin': 0,
 'sout': 0,
 'time_since_update': 3.199291229248047,
 'total': 2147483648,
 'used': 0}
network       [OK]    0.00800s key=interface_name
[{'alias': None,
  'cumulative_cx': 137083996,
  'cumulative_rx': 128795934,
  'cumulative_tx': 8288062,
  'cx': 1033351,
  'interface_name': 'vEthernet (ExternalSwitch)',
  'is_up': True,
  'key': 'interface_name',
  'rx': 1005014,
  'speed': 1259339776,
  'time_since_update': 3.2022881507873535,
  'tx': 28337}, ...]
now           [OK]    0.00000s
'2024-03-04 08:55:58 -0800'
percpu        [OK]    0.00000s key=cpu_number
[{'cpu_number': 0, 'idle': 94.2, 'key': 'cpu_number', 'system': 5.3, 'total': 5.8, 'user': 0.0}, ...]
ports         [OK]    0.00100s
[]
processcount  [OK]    1.16900s
{'pid_max': 0, 'running': 267, 'sleeping': 0, 'thread': 4149, 'total': 271}
processlist   [OK]    0.00000s key=pid
[{'cmdline': ['C:\\Users\\ajgri\\.pyenv\\pyenv-win\\versions\\3.12.1\\python.exe',
              'C:\\Users\\ajgri\\.venv\\work-3.12.1\\Scripts\\glances.exe', '--issue'],
  'cpu_percent': 23.0,
  'cpu_times': pcputimes(user=0.0625, system=1.859375, children_user=0.0, children_system=0.0),
  'io_counters': [5327163, 2869, 5327163, 2646, 1],
  'key': 'pid',
  'memory_info': pmem(rss=42082304, vms=30072832, num_page_faults=25028, peak_wset=42143744, wset=42082304, peak_paged_pool=220720, paged_pool=195696, peak_nonpaged_pool=164464, nonpaged_pool=21104, pagefile=30072832, peak_pagefile=30240768, private=30072832),
  'memory_percent': 0.12317698304871785,
  'name': 'python.exe',
  'nice': <Priority.NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS: 32>,
  'num_threads': 8,
  'pid': 7864,
  'status': 'R',
  'time_since_update': 3.2022905349731445,
  'username': 'DSS-WINDOWS\\ajgri'}, ...]
psutilversion [OK]    0.00000s
(5, 9, 8)
quicklook     [OK]    0.00398s
{'cpu': 2.3,
 'cpu_hz': 2500000000.0,
 'cpu_hz_current': 2500000000.0,
 'cpu_name': 'CPU',
 'mem': 30.6,
 'percpu': [{...}, {...}, {...}, {...}, {...}, {...}, {...}, {...}, {...}, {...}, {...}, {...}, {...}, {...}, {...},
            {...}],
 'swap': 0.0}
raid          [OK]    0.00000s
{}
sensors       [OK]    2.01802s key=label
[{'key': 'label', 'label': 'Battery', 'status': 'Charging', 'type': 'battery', 'unit': '%', 'value': 100}, ...]
smart         [NA]
system        [OK]    0.00100s
{'hostname': 'dss-windows',
 'hr_name': 'Windows 11 SP0 64bit',
 'os_name': 'Windows',
 'os_version': '11 SP0',
 'platform': '64bit'}
uptime        [OK]    0.00000s
{'seconds': 719}
wifi          [OK]    0.00000s
[]
===============================================================================
Total time to update all stats: 3.23070s
===============================================================================

[nicolargo]

Stats looks ok, the issue may come from the Curses lib.

Is anyone run Glances in standalone/Curses interface on Windows 11 ?

[DarryDoo]

Fails in standalone starting from PowerShell or Command Prompt. Works in Server mode. Windows 11 Pro in a Proxmox VM. My --issue and --debug log looks very similar to above.

[Tomasz-Marciniak]

Windows curses initscr() in 3.12 just fails. Nothing more. Does not log any exception and exits. Thats it.

Not sure if the problem is with curses itself or python 3.12.

I have managed to run glances after installing python curses from https://github.com/cgohlke/python-curses-build/releases but no colours and cannot exit (CTRL+C and so on does not work).

@nicolargo - Hope 3.13 will fix it. I tried to recompile glances with workarounds found in web. I'm a rookie in python so maybe you will figure it out but glances have no issue, this is python or curses fault.

[nicolargo]

Related to: zephyrproject-rtos/windows-curses#50 (comment)

[ajgringo619]

Wow - I never thought to try another version of Python. Python 3.10.11 is working as expected.