Running a script in pvpython

ParaView Support
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I need to run numerous files, one after the other, in pvpython. In other words, I want to do the following:

  • pvpython
  • from paraview.simple import *
  • runScript scriptA
  • Show()
  • Render()
  • runScript scriptB
  • Show()
  • Render()

And see what pvptyon would show, without closing pvpython. Is this possible? If so, is it documented in the Paraview Guide? If not, is there any reason this shouldn’t be a feature request?

Thanks everyone,
Alan

2

Alan, do you want the results to show up in sequence? Do you want to “page through them” by hitting a key on the keyboard, running the next script, and seeing the result? Or do you simply want to load and execute another Python script inside another Python script?

3

What I have in mind is being able to effectively cut and paste into the pvpython window. I don’t want to have to type all the detail for the IOSSReader, for instance. Ditto setting up other stuff such as some filters. I want to be able to create a trace of some functionality, and move that trace into the pvpython, and see the result.

I think what I am saying is the second of your two options.

4

IPython has far better support for this. See this SO question about how it works. This makes me think that buttons for “run code from clipboard” (ideally with a preview…) would be useful.