[vtkusers] Compiling VTK Python from source

[ashwin .D]

I was able to get this to compile successfully and generate a
vtkpython.exe. I downloaded a later version of this namely i.e. 8.1. 0 and
I also needed to add one more option to the command line

i.e. -DVTK_PYTHON_VERSION=3.5 while running cmake. This I believe is
*required* else it defaults to the 2.7 installation.



On Thu, Mar 8, 2018 at 8:02 PM, ashwin .D <winash12 at gmail.com> wrote:

> The log file I sent you just now is the result of running make -j8.
>
> On Thu, Mar 8, 2018 at 7:58 PM, David E DeMarle <dave.demarle at kitware.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Did you run make?
>> cmake just builds makefiles/visual studio solution files or whatever. You
>> still have to compile those to make the library/binraries/bindings and
>> whatnot.
>>
>> David E DeMarle
>> Kitware, Inc.
>> Principal Engineer
>> 21 Corporate Drive
>> Clifton Park, NY 12065-8662
>> Phone: 518-881-4909
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 8, 2018 at 6:45 AM, ashwin .D <winash12 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>            I have VTK 7.0.0 tar file and I am trying to compile from
>>> source the python wrapper for VTK. I have ccmake installed on my Ubuntu
>>> 16.04 box but no matter what I try(the installation itself proceeds with no
>>> errors) but I cannot find out where the python wrapper for SDK is present.
>>> When I type
>>>
>>> python3.5  import vtk
>>>
>>> I get ImportError : no module named 'vtk`
>>>
>>> Here is how I built VTK for python using ccmake
>>>
>>>
>>> ccmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/opt/local/vtk7.0-py3.5.0
>>> -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS:BOOL=ON-DVTK_WRAP_PYTHON:BOOL=ON
>>> -DVTK_PYTHON_VERSION:STRING=3.5 -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE:PATH=/usr/bin/python3.5
>>> -DPYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR=/usr/include/python3.5
>>> -DPYTHON_LIBRARY:PATH=/usr/local/lib/python3.5/ ..VTK-7.0.0
>>>
>>> Then a ccmake window pops up and I type ctcl - c twice and ctrl-g once.
>>> But this does not do the job.
>>>
>>> Any suggestions will be appreciated. I intend to use VTK with Mayavi
>>> eventually.
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>> Ashwin.
>>>
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