# Using vtk python interpreter to run script with arguments

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/using-vtk-python-interpreter-to-run-script-with-arguments/8397
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Tags:** vtk
**Created:** [November 14, 2021, 12:17am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/using-vtk-python-interpreter-to-run-script-with-arguments/8397 "2021-11-14T00:17:51Z")
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### Author: ![anthomas](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/anthomas/32/7342_2.png) [@anthomas](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/anthomas)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2021, 12:17am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/using-vtk-python-interpreter-to-run-script-with-arguments/8397/1 "2021-11-14T00:17:51Z")

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I noticed that I can run a python script with the vtk python interpreter through the RunSimpleString() function, is there a way to run a script with additional arguments?