Troubleshooting & Debugging

ati_bugs (yes, default: false) Controls whether or not PyMOL adapts its rendering to avoid known ATI bugs.

cartoon_debug – see cartoons

cgo_debug (int, default: 0) Controls whether or not PyMOL shows debugging graphics related to CGO objects.

debug_pick (integer, default: 0) a setting for debugging mouse pick problems.

hide_underscore_names (boolean, default: on) controls whether or not names with leading underscores are hidden from the user.

normal_workaround (boolean, default: off) is a workaround for OpenGL graphics cards that don't transform normals properly when drawing lines.

nvidia_bugs (integer, default: 0) can sometimes help with broken video card drivers including those affecting old nvidia cards.

raise_exceptions (boolean, default: on) controls whether or not pymol errors raise Python exceptions.

stereo_double_pump_mono – see stereo

stop_on_exceptions (boolean, default: off) controls whether or not script execution is halted after an error is encountered.

test1 (float) is sometimes used in development.

test2 (float) is sometimes used in development.

use_display_lists – see memory & performance

validate_object_names (boolean, default: on) controls whether or not object names are constrained to only contain safe characters.