[Paraview] Problem loading plugin in Python ...

[Utkarsh Ayachit]

Can you try setting the environment variable PV_PLUGIN_DEBUG=1 before
running pvpython and then post the generated output. Looks like
ParaView wasn't able to load the shared library for some reason.

Utkarsh

On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 8:36 AM, Stefan Melber <Stefan.Melber at dlr.de> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> i try to use the SurfaceLIC in combination with python. Running the
> SurfaceLIC from the GUI it works fine (only when use the 185.18.31
> Nvidia-driver, with newer drivers it crashes).
>
> Now i use this script to run the stuff in batch (means pyton) mode:
>
>
> from paraview.servermanager import *
>
> Connect()
> LoadPlugin("/opt/PARAVIEW_3_8/ParaView-3.8.0-RC2-Linux-x86_64/lib/paraview-3.8/libSurfaceLIC.so",
> False)
> LoadState("alvlic.pvsm")
> view = GetRenderView()
> view.WriteImage("test.png", "vtkPNGWriter", 1)
>
>
> In this case i get the error:
>
>
> AUSW_AUTOMATIC_NEW/SURFACE_P_LIC>
> /opt/PARAVIEW_3_8_build/ParaView-3.8.0_bin/bin/pvbatch make_pv_pic.py
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "make_pv_pic.py", line 4, in <module>
>
> LoadPlugin("/opt/PARAVIEW_3_8/ParaView-3.8.0-RC2-Linux-x86_64/lib/paraview-3.8/libSurfaceLIC.so",
> False)
>   File
> "/opt/PARAVIEW_3_8_build/ParaView-3.8.0_bin/Utilities/VTKPythonWrapping/paraview/servermanager.py",
> line 2116, in LoadPlugin
>     LoadXML(f.read())
>   File
> "/opt/PARAVIEW_3_8_build/ParaView-3.8.0_bin/Utilities/VTKPythonWrapping/paraview/servermanager.py",
> line 2085, in LoadXML
>     if not parser.Parse(xmlstring):
> TypeError: function takes exactly 2 arguments (1 given)
>
>
> I tried to modify the LoadPlugin line giving two arguments - but does not
> help. What is wrong here?
>
> Best regards and thanks in advance...
>
>
>        Stefan
>
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