[ratorres]

Hello guys,

I am starting to build python scripts for post-processing OpenFoam results on paraview.

I was able to record, alter and run scripts inside the paraview interface.

I was also able to run some of these scripts outside of the paraview interface, using both the pvpython and my standart python 2 environment (adding the pvpython libraries folders to the system path).

The problem I am facing now is that when I import paraview.simple, outside of the paraview interface (even if I use pvpython or pvbatch), it loads all the functions and modules but two: PVFoamReader and PVblockMeshReader.

I checked the environment variables and the system path on both shells and it is the same, so I don't know what the issue might me.

Could somebody help me?

Thank you

edit: I am running it under Ubuntu 16.04

[Flowkersma]

Hi Rodrigo,

I always open all files with OpenDataFile('foam.foam') function from paraview.simple. It automatically determines the right reader from the extension of the file. So, create a dummy file in the root of your OpenFOAM case with .foam extension and open that file with OpenDataFile function. Does that work?

Best, Mikko

[ratorres]

Thanks a lot Flowkersma, it did work and solve my problem.

Anyway I still don't understand why it doesn't import PVFoamReader when I run the code outside Paview. But it doesn't matter now.

Thank you,
Rodrigo Torres

[TobM]

I have the same problem. You can always load plugins in paraview with LoadPlugin or LoadDistributedPlugin.
When using the python shell in the GUI this is working. However, with pvbatch or pvpython I got the following error message:

ERROR: .../vtkPVPluginLoader.ccx, line 388
vtkPVPluginLoader ... libPVFoamReader_SM.so: undefined symbol: _ZN12pqRenderView16staticMetaObjectE

[shogunhirei]

To others like me, that reached here in the pursuit of loading the PVFoamReader using the pvpython. A possible solution can be found here: https://discourse.paraview.org/t/not...vpython/248/12