Show() in Python script triggers new Reader Object

Hi there,

we develop our own Reader Plugin that can directly read in our compressed files into the ParaView workflow (pvpython from ParaView Prebuild Version 5.8.0; our plugin compiled with ParaView SuperBuild 5.8.0).
When we use our Reader as part of a Python script, e.g. with pvpython, we found out, that the Show() creates a new instance of our reader and re-reads the already loaded data. (Calls to the constructor, RequestInformation() and RequestData() are performed.) Since our data is compressed, re-reading the data means re-decompressing it. Is there a way to avoid re-reading the data and just copy it from the initial reader instance?
The initial instance of our reader can be deleted directly after executing the Show() command. For having a minimal memory footprint, this seems meaningful. Is it a good way to go?

Thank you very much in advance!

With best regards,
Stefan

The Python code looks like (I replaced our reader by the EnSightReader):

//Initial instance:
incompressiblePisoFoamLesMotorBikeMotorBikecase = EnSightReader(CaseFileName='incompressiblePisoFoamLesMotorBikeMotorBike.case')
//Get active view
renderView1 = GetActiveViewOrCreate('RenderView')
//Show data in view: Show creates second instance of reader and returns it
incompressiblePisoFoamLesMotorBikeMotorBikecaseDisplay = Show(incompressiblePisoFoamLesMotorBikeMotorBikecase, renderView1, 'UnstructuredGridRepresentation')
//Destroy incompressiblePisoFoamLesMotorBikeMotorBikecase
Delete(incompressiblePisoFoamLesMotorBikeMotorBikecase)
del incompressiblePisoFoamLesMotorBikeMotorBikecase

Show() doesn’t create an instance of a reader, but an instance of a representation.
It is although when calling Show() that the data will be read for the first time.