# Trouble Using Interact() Method
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/trouble-using-interact-method/15902
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Tags:** python
**Created:** [December 24, 2024, 8:01pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/trouble-using-interact-method/15902 "2024-12-24T20:01:35Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@Brian\_Hagewiesche](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Brian_Hagewiesche)
#### Post date: [December 24, 2024, 8:01pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/trouble-using-interact-method/15902/1 "2024-12-24T20:01:35Z")
I am currently working on a python script to perform some operations as a macro. For part of it I want the user to define a cutting plane visually, as in be able to move around the plane the way you might be able to do so with a clip in a render view. I thought utilizing the Interact Method may help with that but I don’t know how to use it and I am getting a “QVTKInteractor cannot control the event loop.” error. As such I was wondering what the best solution to this issue may be. Thank you for your time.
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [December 30, 2024, 9:14am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/trouble-using-interact-method/15902/2 "2024-12-30T09:14:00Z")
Are you using this script in ParaView python shell or pvpython ?
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### Author:  [@Brian\_Hagewiesche](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Brian_Hagewiesche)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2025, 3:53am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/trouble-using-interact-method/15902/3 "2025-01-02T03:53:03Z")
Neither it is python file that is imported as a marco into Paraview
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [January 3, 2025, 8:43am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/trouble-using-interact-method/15902/4 "2025-01-03T08:43:30Z")
using `interact` is only supported in pvpython, not in python macros inside of ParaView.