---
name: "opensesame"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "opensesame"
version: "0.27.4-2.1"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/opensesame"
---

# opensesame(1)

Graphical experiment builder for the social sciences

## NAME

0\.27 - Graphical experiment builder for the social sciences

## SYNOPSIS

**opensesame** \[*experiment*\] \[*options*\]

## OPTIONS

- **--version**

  show program's version number and exit

- **-h**, **--help**

  show this help message and exit

-

  Immediately run an experiment:

- **-r**, **--run**

  Run fullscreen

- **-w**, **--run-in-window**

  Run in window

-

  Miscellaneous options:

- **-c** \_CONFIG, **--config**=*\_CONFIG*

  Set a configuration option, e.g, '--config auto\_update\_check=False;scintilla\_font\_size=10'. For a complete list of configuration options, please refer to the source of config.py.

- **-t** \_THEME, **--theme**=*\_THEME*

  Specify a GUI theme

- **-d**, **--debug**

  Print lots of debugging messages to the standard output

- **-s**, **--stack**

  Print stack trace (only in debug mode)

- **-p**, **--preload**

  Preload Python modules

- **--pylink**

  Load PyLink before PyGame (necessary for using the Eyelink plug-ins in non-dummy mode)

- **--ipython**

  Enable the IPython interpreter

- **--locale**

  Specify localization

- **--catch-translatables**

  Log all translatable text

- **--no-global-resources**

  Do not use global resources on \*nix