[Bug] PyWry WebView Fails to Launch on Ubuntu 24.04

[shugaoye]

Describe the bug

When launching a visualization from OpenBB Terminal (e.g., equity charts), an error occurs when trying to open the WebView window using PyWry. The application fails to display visualizations and crashes silently, with several exceptions logged in the console.

This behavior is observed on Ubuntu 24.04, Python 3.12.

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Command that caused the error

/equity/fundamental/load --symbol AAPL
/equity/fundamental/overview

Or any command that triggers a WebView chart.

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Error traceback

Exception in callback Process.terminate()
handle: <Handle Process.terminate()>
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python3.12/asyncio/events.py", line 88, in _run
    self._context.run(self._callback, *self._args)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.12/asyncio/subprocess.py", line 143, in terminate
    self._transport.terminate()
  File "/usr/lib/python3.12/asyncio/base_subprocess.py", line 149, in terminate
    self._check_proc()
  File "/usr/lib/python3.12/asyncio/base_subprocess.py", line 142, in _check_proc
    raise ProcessLookupError()
ProcessLookupError

Exception in callback Process.kill()
handle: <Handle Process.kill()>
Traceback (most recent call last):
  ...
  raise ProcessLookupError()
ProcessLookupError

Exception in thread Thread-6 (run):
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/openbb/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pywry/core.py", line 349, in run_backend
    await self.runner.stdin.drain()
  ...
ConnectionResetError: Connection lost

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Expected behavior

WebView window should launch successfully and display the requested visualization (chart, table, dashboard).

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Environment (please complete the following information):

• OS: Ubuntu 24.04
• Python version: 3.12
• OpenBB version: 4.4.4
• PyWry version: 0.6.2
• Installation method: pip
• Running in headless mode? No

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✅ Steps to Reproduce

1. Install OpenBB on Ubuntu 24.04
2. Launch terminal and activate .venv
3. Navigate to /equity/fundamental/ or another module that uses WebView
4. Run a visualization command
5. Observe crash and exception tracebacks

[deeleeramone]

Command that caused the error

/equity/fundamental/load --symbol AAPL
/equity/fundamental/overview

hmmm... these commands do not exist. What package are you using here?

2025 Jun 18, 02:12 (🦋) /equity/fundamental/ $ overview

The command 'overview' doesn't exist on the /equity/fundamental/ menu.

2025 Jun 18, 02:12 (🦋) /equity/fundamental/ $

[deeleeramone]

I can confirm the behavior in WSL2 Ubuntu 24.04