# Grow selection python command / trace issue (maybe ?)

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/grow-selection-python-command-trace-issue-maybe/8908
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Tags:** python
**Created:** [February 5, 2022, 2:36am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/grow-selection-python-command-trace-issue-maybe/8908 "2022-02-05T02:36:58Z")
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### Author: ![vcn\_cfd](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/91b2a8/32.png) [@vcn\_cfd](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/vcn_cfd)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2022, 2:36am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/grow-selection-python-command-trace-issue-maybe/8908/1 "2022-02-05T02:36:58Z")

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Hello,

I am attempting to automate the following using a python script:

[1] Interactive select cells on \> [2] grow selection ( arbitrary repetitions) \> [3] extract selection.

I create a trace file to get the required commands .While the trace file shows the commands for [1] and [3], no updates are made for [2].

Is there a command for the grow selection step ?

VCN.

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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: [February 7, 2022, 9:22am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/grow-selection-python-command-trace-issue-maybe/8908/2 "2022-02-07T09:22:31Z")

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I’m afraid GrowSelection is not supported from pvpython (yet)

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### Author: ![vcn\_cfd](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/91b2a8/32.png) [@vcn\_cfd](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/vcn_cfd)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2022, 5:30pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/grow-selection-python-command-trace-issue-maybe/8908/3 "2022-02-09T17:30:13Z")

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I see. Thank you for the update.