# Link camera views via python script
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/link-camera-views-via-python-script/1841
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [May 13, 2019, 1:54pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/link-camera-views-via-python-script/1841 "2019-05-13T13:54:15Z")
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### Author:  [@Rojj](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Rojj)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2019, 1:54pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/link-camera-views-via-python-script/1841/1 "2019-05-13T13:54:15Z")
I am generating 4 different RenderViews via Python.
Is there a way to programmatically link them together (Right click on view -\> Link camera). I have tried to trace while doing it manually, but there is no sign of this action in the traced python code.
Thanks!
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### Author:  [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2019, 2:08pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/link-camera-views-via-python-script/1841/2 "2019-05-13T14:08:37Z")
Assuming you have references to the different views called `view1` and `view2`, you can use `AddCameraLink(view1, view2, name)` to link them where `name` is a string serving as a name for the link.
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### Author:  [@Rojj](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Rojj)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2019, 2:32pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/link-camera-views-via-python-script/1841/3 "2019-05-13T14:32:03Z")
Perfect. Thanks!
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### Author:  [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2019, 2:55pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/link-camera-views-via-python-script/1841/4 "2019-05-13T14:55:50Z")
Tracing camera linking will be fixed in ParaView 5.7: [https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/merge\_requests/3261](https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/merge_requests/3261).