[Paraview] wxpython and paraview 3.98

[Utkarsh Ayachit]

You don't necessarily have to install it there, just make sure you
setup the sys.path variable to help find pyqt.

Utkarsh

On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 9:14 AM, pellegrini <pellegrini at ill.fr> wrote:
> On 12/18/2012 11:23 AM, Utkarsh Ayachit wrote:
>>
>> I am not familiar with wxpython, so not sure what might be the issues
>> you're running into to. However, just to answer your question about
>> Python version shipped with ParaView, it is not a modified version, we
>> directly build from source and package the generated binaries. For
>> information about which version was packaged, refer to
>> http://paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView_Binaries.
>>
>> If things are working in pvpython and not with the GUI, my guess is
>> that it has something to do with event loops. ParaView has the Qt
>> event loop always active and the Python shell is indeed running in the
>> same main thread, FWIW.
>>
>> Utkarsh
>
> Dear Utkarsh,
>
> thanks for your quick answer. You may be right concerning why pvpython works
> while the
> GUI fails. I will give a try with PyQt4. Given the small size of my macros,
> it is worth trying to port it on PyQt4.
> Concerning PyQt4, I have the same question as for wxpython. PyQt4 is not
> shipped by default with
> paraview. I guess that I have also to install it in C:\Program Files
> (x86)\ParaView 3.98.0\lib\paraview-3.98\site-packages.
> Right ?
>
> thanks a lot for your help
>
> Eric