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Execution python script in terminal or pvpython in mac


I installed ParaView 5.7 and record a python script with it. In Windows 10, I'm able to open a pvpython shell and execute code but in my Mac I can't find this pvpython shell.

I have tried executing the script in the terminal python my_script.py and get the error

from paraview.simple import *
ImportError: No module named paraview.simple

My sys.path is

'/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip-19.3.1-py2.7.egg', 
'/Users/jane/Desktop', 
'/home/jane/Code/Kitware/build/VTK/lib/python2.7/site-packages', 
'/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python27.zip', 
'/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7', 
'/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/plat-darwin', 
'/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/plat-mac', 
'/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/plat-mac/lib-scriptpackages', 
'/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/lib-tk', 
'/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/lib-old', 
'/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/lib-dynload', 
'/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages', 
'/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/Extras/lib/python', 
'/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/Extras/lib/python/PyObjC'
]

What else should I add to the PYTHONPATH?


Solution

  • On the Mac, pvpython is installed in /Applications/ParaView-5.7.0.app/Contents/bin/pvpython