# Disable interactive view window when running pvpython

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/disable-interactive-view-window-when-running-pvpython/9226
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Tags:** python
**Created:** [March 19, 2022, 2:25pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/disable-interactive-view-window-when-running-pvpython/9226 "2022-03-19T14:25:25Z")
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### Author: ![Ying](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/fbc32d/32.png) [@Ying](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ying)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2022, 2:25pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/disable-interactive-view-window-when-running-pvpython/9226/1 "2022-03-19T14:25:26Z")

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Hi all,

I use pvpython to convert vtk file to image. During each processing procedure, the interactive view window (for my case is renderView1) will appear in real-time, is there any settings of renderView1() to disable the appearance of view window?

Thanks!

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### Author: ![utkarsh.ayachit](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/utkarsh.ayachit/32/39_2.png) [@utkarsh.ayachit](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/utkarsh.ayachit)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2022, 1:01pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/disable-interactive-view-window-when-running-pvpython/9226/2 "2022-03-20T13:01:31Z")

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Just use `pvbatch` instead. Or pass in the `--force-offscreen-rendering` command line to the pvpython exectuable as so `../pvpython --force-offscreen-rendering ... [your script.py]`

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### Author: ![Ying](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/fbc32d/32.png) [@Ying](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ying)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2022, 4:30am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/disable-interactive-view-window-when-running-pvpython/9226/3 "2022-03-22T04:30:36Z")

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Hi Utkarsh, thanks for your reply! I add the argument `--force-offscreen-rendering` after pvpython, but I got “Got unknown argument: --force-offscreen-rendering”, and all the argument include:

```auto
--connect-id=opt Set the ID of the server and client to make sure they match. 0 is reserved to imply none specified.

  --cslog=opt ClientServerStream log file.

  --data=opt Load the specified data. To specify file series replace the numeral with a '.' eg. my0.vtk, my1.vtk...myN.vtk becomes my..vtk

  --disable-registry      
  -dr Do not use registry when running ParaView (for testing).

  --enable-bt Enable stack trace signal handler.

  --enable-streaming EXPERIMENTAL: When specified, view-based streaming is enabled for certain views and representation types.

  --help                  
  /? Displays available command line arguments.

  --hostname=opt Override the hostname to be used to connect to this process. By default, the hostname is determined using appropriate system calls.

  --mpi Initialize MPI on processes, if possible. Cannot be used with --no-mpi.

  --multi-servers Allow client to connect to several pvserver

  --no-mpi Don't initialize MPI on processes. Cannot be used with --mpi.

  --print-monitors Print detected monitors and exit (Windows only).

  --server-url=opt        
  -url=opt Set the server-url to connect with when the client starts. --server (-s) option supersedes this option, hence one should only use one of the two options.

  --state=opt Load the specified statefile (.pvsm).

  --stereo Tell the application to enable stereo rendering

  --stereo-type=opt Specify the stereo type. This valid only when --stereo is specified. Possible values are "Crystal Eyes", "Red-Blue", "Interlaced", "Dresden", "Anaglyph", "Checkerboard","SplitViewportHorizontal"

  --test-plugin=opt Specify the name of the plugin to load for testing

  --test-plugin-path=opt Specify the path where more plugins can be found.This is typically used when testing plugins.

  --use-cuda-interop      
  -cudaiop When specified, piston classes will use cuda interop for direct rendering

  --version               
  -V Give the version number and exit.

```

I don’t find the one to control the off-screen rendering.

I use **ubuntu18.04+openfoam4.1+paraview5.0.1** , so I also try `--user-offscreen-rendering` according to [ParaView: ParaView and Offscreen Rendering](https://kitware.github.io/paraview-docs/v5.9.0/cxx/Offscreen.html), but still not work.

Do you know how to solve this problem?

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### Author: ![utkarsh.ayachit](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/utkarsh.ayachit/32/39_2.png) [@utkarsh.ayachit](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/utkarsh.ayachit)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2022, 11:43am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/disable-interactive-view-window-when-running-pvpython/9226/4 "2022-03-22T11:43:31Z")

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5.0.1 does not support this option. You’ll have to upgrade to a newer version, alas.

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### Author: ![Ying](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/fbc32d/32.png) [@Ying](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ying)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2022, 1:57pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/disable-interactive-view-window-when-running-pvpython/9226/5 "2022-03-22T13:57:38Z")

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Thanks for your information! My current paraview 5.0.1 is compiled installed together with openfoam 4.1 in ubuntu 18.04. Can I just upgrade it? Or I need to download the latest version paraview and reinstall it in linux?