[Paraview] Python Test Recording

[Jonathan Murray]

Thanks Pat, that's what I was looking for. I'll attempt to get the new
version running and try out that trace mechanism. Thanks,

Jon

On Sat, Aug 22, 2009 at 10:20 AM, pat marion <pat.marion at kitware.com> wrote:

> Hi Jon,
>
> Yes, in fact there is a new feature in paraview called python trace
> that generates python scripts using the paraview python api (
> http://paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView/Python_Scripting )  In order to get
> this feature you need to checkout the current development version of
> paraview from cvs.  Paraview doesn't come with makefiles, instead we
> use CMake to generate makefiles.  Instructions can be found here
> http://paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView:Build_And_Install .
>
> Python trace is still a very new feature, but it works well for many
> basic tasks. It won't handle everything though.  Instructions for
> using trace can be found on this page
> http://paraview.org/Wiki/Python_GUI_Tools .
>
> When you reply remember to cc the paraview list too.
>
> Pat
>
> On Sat, Aug 22, 2009 at 11:31 AM, Jonathan Murray<jcokemurray at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Pat,
> > I did manage to build paraview 3.6.1 using a makefile (supplied with the
> > OpenFOAM distribution that I am using) called makeParaView-python and
> > supplying a path to libpython2.5... That seems to have turned on both
> > embedded python and python testing.
> >
> > I tried writing a test run to a python script and it appears to work.
> > However, it appears to produce code specific to manipulating the Paraview
> > GUI. I was sort of hoping for something that would record code that calls
> > the paraview data processing functions directly from python (like
> recording
> > VBA code macros for Excel). Does ParaView have any such capability?
> Thanks a
> > bunch!
> >
> > Jon
> >
> > On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 7:48 PM, Jonathan Murray <jcokemurray at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi Pat,
> >> The version is 3.6.1 and I just downloaded the tar.gz with the binaries
> >> already for linux32 built from the paraview website. When I look at
> >> Help->About, I do see embedded python is on (and Tools->Python Shell
> works)
> >> but python testing is off. Is this something I need to rebuild from
> source
> >> to turn on?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Jon
> >>
> >> On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 2:48 PM, pat marion <pat.marion at kitware.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hi Jon,
> >>>
> >>> Where did you install paraview from, and what version is it?  If you
> >>> go to Help --> About, there should be a box called Client Information
> >>> that will tell you if embedded python and python testing is enabled or
> >>> not.  Some versions of paraview are built without python, maybe yours
> >>> falls into this category.
> >>>
> >>> Pat
> >>>
> >>> On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 4:30 PM, Jonathan Murray<jcokemurray at gmail.com
> >
> >>> wrote:
> >>> > Hi all,
> >>> > I am new to ParaView (and this mailing list) and I'm interested in
> the
> >>> > ability to automate Paraview operations with python scripts. I
> noticed
> >>> > in
> >>> > the online documentation that the "Record Test" function should allow
> >>> > one to
> >>> > produce XML or python scripts for a recorded set of actions performed
> >>> > in the
> >>> > GUI. However, in my installation, I only have the option of recording
> >>> > XML,
> >>> > it appears. Does anyone know if the python recording capability is
> >>> > implemented, or is it still on the way? Thanks,
> >>> >
> >>> > Jon
> >>> >
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