[Paraview] pv python scripting

[Casey Goodlett]

Simon,

Selecting the reader in the pipeline browser and calling GetActiveSource()
in the python shell should return a reference to the reader.


On Fri, Apr 18, 2014 at 11:39 AM, Su, Simon M CTR USAF (US) <
simon.m.su.ctr at mail.mil> wrote:

>  Hello,
>
> http://paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView/Python_Scripting has the example on how
> to list the variables in a dataset.
>
> =============
>
> >>> reader = ExodusIIReader(FileName='.../can.ex2')# These variables are currently selected>>> reader.PointVariables['DISPL', 'VEL', 'ACCL']# These are available in the file>>> reader.PointVariables.Available['DISPL', 'VEL', 'ACCL']# Enable the DISPL array only>>> reader.PointVariables = ['DISPL']# Force read>>> reader.UpdatePipeline()# Now check the output. Note: GlobalNodeId is generated automatically by the reader.>>> reader.PointData[:][Array: GlobalNodeId, Array: PedigreeNodeId, Array: DISPL]
> ====================
>
>
> If I am doing this in ParaView GUI and I load the can.ex2 data manually
> and then use Tools->Python Shell to get to python, how do I get a list of
> the variable? Who would be the parent of PointVariables.Available?
> <????>.PointVariables.Available ?
>
> thanks
> -simon
>
>
>
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