# Stat Paraview from Python script

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/stat-paraview-from-python-script/14207
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [March 19, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/stat-paraview-from-python-script/14207 "2024-03-19T16:02:52Z")
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### Author: ![Marvin](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/2bfe46/32.png) [@Marvin](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Marvin)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/stat-paraview-from-python-script/14207/1 "2024-03-19T16:02:52Z")

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Hi !

I am trying to launch Paraview from a Python script (Windows) but I got this message :  
 ![image](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/2X/d/d1f4e64fe866240c5383bddb5fe56ff9c0313025.png)

I have not problem to start the program from a .bat file but I don’t find any solution from python.

Do you have any solution ?

Thank you.

Best regards,

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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: [March 19, 2024, 4:15pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/stat-paraview-from-python-script/14207/2 "2024-03-19T16:15:47Z")

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Hi @Marvin

How did you install ParaView ?

Best,

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### Author: ![Marvin](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/2bfe46/32.png) [@Marvin](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Marvin)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2024, 4:23pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/stat-paraview-from-python-script/14207/3 "2024-03-19T16:23:16Z")

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From zip file so no install.

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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: [March 19, 2024, 4:25pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/stat-paraview-from-python-script/14207/4 "2024-03-19T16:25:01Z")

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Please try again with the last released version of ParaView from: [https://www.paraview.org/download/](https://www.paraview.org/download/)

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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: [March 19, 2024, 4:25pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/stat-paraview-from-python-script/14207/5 "2024-03-19T16:25:32Z")

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> [@Marvin](#):
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> I am trying to launch Paraview from a Python script (Windows)

And share your script and how you run it.

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### Author: ![Marvin](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/2bfe46/32.png) [@Marvin](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Marvin)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2024, 5:17pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/stat-paraview-from-python-script/14207/6 "2024-03-19T17:17:53Z")

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I tried 2 ways :

- Directly with Python

```auto
    program='C:/Users/XXXXXXX/Desktop/Paraview/ParaView-5.11.0-MPI-Windows-Python3.9-msvc2017-AMD64/bin/paraview.exe'
    subprocess.call([program])

```

- By calling a shell script from python :

```auto
os.system('"run_postpro_mod.bat"')

```

```auto
START /wait C:\Users\XXXXXX\Desktop\Paraview\ParaView-5.11.0-MPI-Windows-Python3.9-msvc2017-AMD64\bin\paraview.exe --state C:\Users\XXXXXX\Desktop\SALOME-9.7.0\programme\FEA\mod.pvsm

```

Thanks for your help !

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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: [March 20, 2024, 8:20am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/stat-paraview-from-python-script/14207/7 "2024-03-20T08:20:53Z")

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Can you try with 5.12.0 ?

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### Author: ![Marvin](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/2bfe46/32.png) [@Marvin](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Marvin)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2024, 1:01pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/stat-paraview-from-python-script/14207/8 "2024-03-20T13:01:04Z")

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Hi Mathieu,

I tried with 5.12.0 but no luck.

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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: [March 21, 2024, 4:15pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/stat-paraview-from-python-script/14207/9 "2024-03-21T16:15:18Z")

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I just tried that and it worked perfectly:

```auto
>>> import subprocess
>>> program=r"C:\Users\glow\Desktop\paraview\ParaView-5.12.0-MPI-Windows-Python3.10-msvc2017-AMD64\bin\paraview.exe"
>>> subprocess.call(program)
0
>>>

```

Are you able to start paraview normally ?

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### Author: ![Marvin](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/2bfe46/32.png) [@Marvin](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Marvin)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2024, 6:00am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/stat-paraview-from-python-script/14207/10 "2024-03-22T06:00:03Z")

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Hi Mathieu,

I finally got the point. I tried to start paraview from a salome shell but even if it’s a python shell, it seems that some module like Qt are not loaded (or something like this).

Thank you for your help.