Index: Xlib/support/unix_connect.py
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--- Xlib/support/unix_connect.py
+++ Xlib/support/unix_connect.py 2010-09-03 00:49:15.066186229 +0200
@@ -112,7 +112,11 @@
family = xauth.FamilyLocal
addr = socket.gethostname()
- au = xauth.Xauthority()
+ try:
+ au = xauth.Xauthority()
+ except error.XauthError:
+ return old_get_auth(sock, dname, host, dno)
+
while 1:
try:
return au.get_best_auth(family, addr, dno)