# stc.plot -\> cannot import 'rcparams' from 'pyvista' **URL:** \ **Category:** Support & Discussions\ **Tags:** source-localization, eeg, visualization\ **Created:** [August 2, 2023, 12:00pm UTC](https://mne.discourse.group/t/stc-plot-cannot-import-rcparams-from-pyvista/7312 "2023-08-02T12:00:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![brainfreeze1212](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/mne.discourse.group/brainfreeze1212/32/1815_2.png) [@brainfreeze1212](https://mne.discourse.group/u/brainfreeze1212)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2023, 12:00pm UTC](https://mne.discourse.group/t/stc-plot-cannot-import-rcparams-from-pyvista/7312/1 "2023-08-02T12:00:16Z")
Current: **Python: 3.10.12** **MNE version: 0.23.4** **pyvista version: 0.41.1 {pyvistaqt = 0.11.0, OpenGL 4.3 (Core Profile) Mesa 22.2.5-0ubungu0.1~22.04.3 via NV126}** **vtk: 9.2.6** **operating system: Ubuntu 22.04.2** Hello everyone, I am having an issue with the visualization of source time courses of source localisation. Last year my source localisation Pipeline **used** to work without any problems with the package configuration: Python: 3.9 MNE version: 0.23.4 pyvista version: 0.32.1 {pyvistaqt = 0.9.0, OpenGL 4.3 (Core Profile) Mesa 21.2.6 via NV126} vtk: 9.0.2 operating system: Ubuntu 22.04.2 Now, whenever I use the command: `stc.plot(subjects_dir=subjects_dir, surface='white', hemi='split')` This error appears: ```python Using control points [2.08923583 2.31296232 4.17430793] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ImportError Traceback (most recent call last) /tmp/ipykernel_8351/3962133029.py in ----> 1 brain1= stc.plot(subjects_dir=subjects_dir, surface='white', hemi='split' ) ~/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/mne/source_estimate.py in plot(self, subject, surface, hemi, colormap, time_label, smoothing_steps, transparent, alpha, time_viewer, subjects_dir, figure, views, colorbar, clim, cortex, size, background, foreground, initial_time, time_unit, backend, spacing, title, show_traces, src, volume_options, view_layout, add_data_kwargs, brain_kwargs, verbose) 649 src=None, volume_options=1., view_layout='vertical', 650 add_data_kwargs=None, brain_kwargs=None, verbose=None): --> 651 brain = plot_source_estimates( 652 self, subject, surface=surface, hemi=hemi, colormap=colormap, 653 time_label=time_label, smoothing_steps=smoothing_steps, in plot_source_estimates(stc, subject, surface, hemi, colormap, time_label, smoothing_steps, transparent, alpha, time_viewer, subjects_dir, figure, views, colorbar, clim, cortex, size, background, foreground, initial_time, time_unit, backend, spacing, title, show_traces, src, volume_options, view_layout, add_data_kwargs, brain_kwargs, verbose) ~/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/mne/viz/_3d.py in plot_source_estimates(stc, subject, surface, hemi, colormap, time_label, smoothing_steps, transparent, alpha, time_viewer, subjects_dir, figure, views, colorbar, clim, cortex, size, background, foreground, initial_time, time_unit, backend, spacing, title, show_traces, src, volume_options, view_layout, add_data_kwargs, brain_kwargs, verbose) 1779 else: 1780 with use_3d_backend(backend): -> 1781 return _plot_stc( 1782 stc, overlay_alpha=alpha, brain_alpha=alpha, 1783 vector_alpha=alpha, cortex=cortex, foreground=foreground, ~/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/mne/viz/_3d.py in _plot_stc(stc, subject, surface, hemi, colormap, time_label, smoothing_steps, subjects_dir, views, clim, figure, initial_time, time_unit, background, time_viewer, colorbar, transparent, brain_alpha, overlay_alpha, vector_alpha, cortex, foreground, size, scale_factor, show_traces, src, volume_options, view_layout, add_data_kwargs, brain_kwargs) 1861 'mayavi backend') 1862 with warnings.catch_warnings(record=True): # traits warnings -> 1863 brain = Brain(**kwargs) 1864 del kwargs 1865 ~/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/mne/viz/_brain/_brain.py in __init__ (self, subject_id, hemi, surf, title, cortex, alpha, size, background, foreground, figure, subjects_dir, views, offset, show_toolbar, offscreen, interaction, units, view_layout, silhouette, theme, show) 477 logger.debug(f'Hemi offset: {offset}') 478 --> 479 self._renderer = _get_renderer(name=self._title, size=size, 480 bgcolor=background, 481 shape=shape, ~/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/mne/viz/backends/renderer.py in _get_renderer(*args, **kwargs) 39 def _get_renderer(*args, **kwargs): 40 set_3d_backend(_get_3d_backend(), verbose=False) ---> 41 return backend._Renderer(*args, **kwargs) 42 43 ~/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/mne/viz/backends/_qt.py in __init__ (self, *args, **kwargs) 509 _QtStatusBar, _QtWindow, _QtPlayback): 510 def __init__ (self, *args, **kwargs): --> 511 super(). __init__ (*args, **kwargs) 512 self._window_initialize() 513 ~/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/mne/viz/backends/_pyvista.py in __init__ (self, fig, size, bgcolor, name, show, shape, notebook, smooth_shading) 177 # smooth_shading=True fails on MacOS CIs 178 self.figure.smooth_shading = False --> 179 with _disabled_depth_peeling(): 180 self.plotter = self.figure.build() 181 self._hide_axes() /usr/lib/python3.10/contextlib.py in __enter__ (self) 133 del self.args, self.kwds, self.func 134 try: --> 135 return next(self.gen) 136 except StopIteration: 137 raise RuntimeError("generator didn't yield") from None ~/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/mne/viz/backends/_pyvista.py in _disabled_depth_peeling() 1111 @contextmanager 1112 def _disabled_depth_peeling(): -> 1113 from pyvista import rcParams 1114 depth_peeling_enabled = rcParams["depth_peeling"]["enabled"] 1115 rcParams["depth_peeling"]["enabled"] = False ImportError: cannot import name 'rcParams' from 'pyvista' (/home/neuro/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/pyvista/ __init__.py) ``` I’ve already tried to reinstall the old packages that I used last year, but some of them are not available anymore. Does anyone have an advice how I could get this to work again? Thankyou very much! Bianca