ParaView’s Python documentation!

ParaView offers rich scripting support through Python. This support is available as part of the ParaView client (paraview), an MPI-enabled batch application (pvbatch), the ParaView python client (pvpython), or any other Python-enabled application. Using Python, users and developers can gain access to the ParaView visualization engine.

Main modules

• Quick-Start : A Tutorial
  • Getting Started
  • Creating a Pipeline
  • Rendering
• The ParaView Python Package
  • paraview Package
  • Modules
  • Subpackages
• simple
• servermanager
• catalyst
  • catalyst Package
  • Modules
• coprocessing
• benchmark
  • benchmark Package
  • Modules
• Available readers, sources, writers, filters and animation cues

API Changes

This documents changes to ParaView’s Python APIs between different versions, starting with ParaView 4.2.0.

• API Changes between ParaView versions
  • Changes in 5.10
  • Render View Background Color
  • Changes in 5.7
  • Views and Layouts
  • Changes in 5.5
  • Changes in 5.1
  • Changes in 4.2