# Use .pvsm state in Catalyst python state script

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/use-pvsm-state-in-catalyst-python-state-script/10935
**Category:** In Situ Support
**Created:** [December 7, 2022, 5:13pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/use-pvsm-state-in-catalyst-python-state-script/10935 "2022-12-07T17:13:47Z")
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### Author: ![dutta-alankar](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/dutta-alankar/32/13310_2.png) [@dutta-alankar](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/dutta-alankar)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2022, 5:13pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/use-pvsm-state-in-catalyst-python-state-script/10935/1 "2022-12-07T17:13:47Z")

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Is there a way that I can load a .pvsm file using `LoadState` or something similar inside a Python script of Catalyst state and use that to point to the exposed data pointers used during runtime?  
This would be extremely useful in getting exact behaviour as well as clutter free python script for the ParaView Catalyst states.