# Pvpython for paraview 5.13 and python3.10.12 gives me segmentation fault
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pvpython-for-paraview-5-13-and-python3-10-12-gives-me-segmentation-fault/16349
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Tags:** python
**Created:** [March 18, 2025, 9:17am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pvpython-for-paraview-5-13-and-python3-10-12-gives-me-segmentation-fault/16349 "2025-03-18T09:17:19Z")
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### Author:  [@RaniaYian](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/RaniaYian)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2025, 9:17am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pvpython-for-paraview-5-13-and-python3-10-12-gives-me-segmentation-fault/16349/1 "2025-03-18T09:17:19Z")
Hi all,
I am trying to automate a process for many .vtk files. The problem is that I cannot make my script work since when i run
> pvpython myscript.py
from terminal, the line
> from paraview.simple import \*
gives me segmentation fault. I am running on a server through SSH. Any thoughts?
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2025, 10:03am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pvpython-for-paraview-5-13-and-python3-10-12-gives-me-segmentation-fault/16349/2 "2025-03-18T10:03:25Z")
How did you install ParaView ? Which OS are you using ?
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### Author:  [@RaniaYian](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/RaniaYian)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2025, 10:13am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pvpython-for-paraview-5-13-and-python3-10-12-gives-me-segmentation-fault/16349/3 "2025-03-18T10:13:50Z")
The machine I ssh into has Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS
Paraview on that machine was installed using ParaView-5.13.2-MPI-Linux-Python3.10-x86\_64/bin/paraview
If you need any other information let me know.
It was not installed by me and I don’t have sudo priviledges on that server.
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2025, 10:15am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pvpython-for-paraview-5-13-and-python3-10-12-gives-me-segmentation-fault/16349/4 "2025-03-18T10:15:53Z")
Please try the following:
- Connect to your server
- run `ParaView-5.13.2-MPI-Linux-Python3.10-x86_64/bin/pvpython`
- `from paraview.simple import *`
Does this work ?
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### Author:  [@RaniaYian](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/RaniaYian)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2025, 10:19am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pvpython-for-paraview-5-13-and-python3-10-12-gives-me-segmentation-fault/16349/5 "2025-03-18T10:19:26Z")
> [@mwestphal](#):
>
> ParaView-5.13.2-MPI-Linux-Python3.10-x86\_64/bin/pvpython
Unfortunately, no. It gives me segmentation error.
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2025, 10:26am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pvpython-for-paraview-5-13-and-python3-10-12-gives-me-segmentation-fault/16349/6 "2025-03-18T10:26:46Z")
Please download the binary to use userspace from here: [https://www.paraview.org/download/](https://www.paraview.org/download/)
And try with this version instead.
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### Author:  [@RaniaYian](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/RaniaYian)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2025, 12:02pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pvpython-for-paraview-5-13-and-python3-10-12-gives-me-segmentation-fault/16349/7 "2025-03-18T12:02:55Z")
> [@mwestphal](#):
>
> binary to use userspace
But I have to do this as a sudoer?
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2025, 12:03pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pvpython-for-paraview-5-13-and-python3-10-12-gives-me-segmentation-fault/16349/8 "2025-03-18T12:03:15Z")
No
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### Author:  [@RaniaYian](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/RaniaYian)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2025, 12:59pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pvpython-for-paraview-5-13-and-python3-10-12-gives-me-segmentation-fault/16349/9 "2025-03-18T12:59:13Z")
> [@mwestphal](#):
>
> ParaView-5.13.2-MPI-Linux-Python3.10-x86\_64/bin/pvpython
It still does not work.
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2025, 1:18pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pvpython-for-paraview-5-13-and-python3-10-12-gives-me-segmentation-fault/16349/10 "2025-03-18T13:18:51Z")
Do you have anything in your PYTHONPATH ?
Do you have anything in `~/.local/lib/python*` ?
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### Author:  [@RaniaYian](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/RaniaYian)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2025, 2:41pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pvpython-for-paraview-5-13-and-python3-10-12-gives-me-segmentation-fault/16349/11 "2025-03-18T14:41:51Z")
> [@mwestphal](#):
>
> ~/.local/lib/python\*
> echo $PYTHONPATH
returns nothing and
> ~/.local/lib/python\*
returns
> -bash: /home/raniayian/.local/lib/python3.10: Is a directory
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2025, 2:44pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pvpython-for-paraview-5-13-and-python3-10-12-gives-me-segmentation-fault/16349/12 "2025-03-18T14:44:55Z")
You may hit this issue: [https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/-/issues/22384](https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/-/issues/22384)
You can remove/rename `/home/raniayian/.local/lib/python3.10` to fix it.
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### Author:  [@RaniaYian](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/RaniaYian)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2025, 11:33am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pvpython-for-paraview-5-13-and-python3-10-12-gives-me-segmentation-fault/16349/13 "2025-03-24T11:33:02Z")
I have solved it by running pvpython -S instead, thank you.