[JPW]

I am new to ParaView, I am using ParaView 3.14.0. I want to create some scripts for batch processing, but I can't even open up the Python console window.

When I go to: Tools -> Python Shell the button is disabled.

When I try running ParaView from the terminal with a script (using --script) I get:
Python support not enabled. Cannot run python scripts.



Does anyone know how I can enable it?


Thanks.
James

[wyldckat]

Greetings JPW and welcome to the forum!

Depends on how you installed ParaView! The Python functionality is only available if ParaView is built with it.
I believe that the official binary installation provides this functionality out-of-the-box: http://www.paraview.org/

Best regards,
Bruno

[JPW]

Originally Posted by wyldckat

Greetings JPW and welcome to the forum!

Depends on how you installed ParaView! The Python functionality is only available if ParaView is built with it.
I believe that the official binary installation provides this functionality out-of-the-box: http://www.paraview.org/

Best regards,
Bruno

Thanks.
I have installed the version from the ParaView website, and it working fine now.

[shipman]

Hi Bruno,

So, as far as I understood from your words that the installed paraview during openfoam installation is different than paraview explained web page directly. Because, I had same problem that I could not execute the python script with the installed paraview with openfoam.

On the other hand, I would like to ask one more question that I am doing a large scale simulation (first time I try) on a super computer. I have already the python script which gives automatic post processing data. Do you have any idea how can I get post processing data using python script in Super Computer? Should I have also same version of paraview in Super computer and execute the python script there? or is there any other way?

thank you in advance.

[wyldckat]

Quick answers:

Originally Posted by shipman

So, as far as I understood from your words that the installed paraview during openfoam installation is different than paraview explained web page directly. Because, I had same problem that I could not execute the python script with the installed paraview with openfoam.

Depends on the OpenFOAM version and/or what installation instructions you followed.

Originally Posted by shipman

On the other hand, I would like to ask one more question that I am doing a large scale simulation (first time I try) on a super computer. I have already the python script which gives automatic post processing data. Do you have any idea how can I get post processing data using python script in Super Computer? Should I have also same version of paraview in Super computer and execute the python script there? or is there any other way?

A few details come into mind:

1. You must use the same version of ParaView, if you connect graphically.
2. If the case is decomposed, you must use a data reader that supports parallel data loading. For example, for OpenFOAM, you can use the built-in reader: https://openfoamwiki.net/index.php/F...29_in_ParaView
3. If you want to purely script things, you can imply use pvpython instead of paraview.