# Build paraview for nvidia GPU

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/build-paraview-for-nvidia-gpu/8309
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [November 2, 2021, 9:08pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/build-paraview-for-nvidia-gpu/8309 "2021-11-02T21:08:04Z")
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### Author: ![mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/mwestphal/32/17_2.png) [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2021, 9:14am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/build-paraview-for-nvidia-gpu/8309/2 "2021-11-03T09:14:25Z")

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Can you try recover OpenGL information with pvpython ?

> [@Recover OpenGL Informations from pvpython](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/recover-opengl-informations-from-pvpython/1536):
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> The OpenGL informations, visible in Help → About dialog, are not easily recoverable in pvpython yet. Here is how to do it. On ParaView 5.6 and earlier versions: import vtk as VTK openGLInfo=VTK.vtkPVOpenGLInformation() session=servermanager.vtkSMProxyManager.GetProxyManager().GetActiveSession() session.GatherInformation(session.CLIENT, openGLInfo, 0) openGLInfo.GetVendor() openGLInfo.GetVersion() openGLInfo.GetRenderer() openGLInfo.GetCapabilities() On ParaView 5.7.X : openGLInfo=serverman…

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