[Paraview] Determining the paraview-version from a Python-script

[Bernhard Gschaider]

>>>>> On Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:50:19 -0400
>>>>> "UA" == Utkarsh Ayachit <utkarsh.ayachit at kitware.com> wrote:

    UA> To obtain the version number, you can do something as follows:
    >>>> from paraview.simple import * pxm =
    >>>> servermanager.ProxyManager() pxm.GetVersionMajor()
    >>>> pxm.GetVersionMinor() pxm.GetVersionPatch()

    UA> Utkarsh

Thanks. That was exactly what I was looking for. (and it works in 3.4,
too if I import the servermanager directly :) )

Only question: how could I have found it on my own as the usual
methods for introspection (dir(pxm), help(pxm))don't reveal these
three methods?

Bernhard

    UA> On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 8:14 AM, Bernhard
    UA> Gschaider<bgschaid_lists at ice-sf.at> wrote:
    >> Thanks for the answer.
    >> 
    >>>>>>> On Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:50:35 +0200
    >>>>>>> "JMF" == Jean M Favre <jfavre at cscs.ch> wrote:
    >> 
    >>    JMF> Bernhard Gschaider wrote:
    >>    >> Hi!     >>    >> I have a script that I want to keep
    >> compatible with 3.4 and 3.6    >> (or at least it should fail
    >> with a meaningful error message on    >> 3.4).
    >> 
    >>    JMF> The following values are defined in 3.6 and above
    >> 
    >>    JMF> paraview.compatibility.major
    >> paraview.compatibility.minor
    >> 
    >> I noticed those. But they are only defined in the "Python
    >> Shell" from the GUI (to "3" and "5"). When I do
    >> 
    >>>>> from paraview import compatibility print
    >>>>> compatibility.minor,compatibility.major
    >> in pvpython I get the answer
    >> 
    >> None None
    >> 
    >> which isn't too helpful ;)
    >> 
    >> Bernhard
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