Index: python-pyvista/tests/plotting/test_charts.py
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--- python-pyvista.orig/tests/plotting/test_charts.py	2024-11-27 17:13:26.279251290 +0100
+++ python-pyvista/tests/plotting/test_charts.py	2024-11-27 17:13:26.267251181 +0100
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import importlib
 import itertools
 import platform
 import weakref
@@ -35,6 +36,12 @@
     pytestmark = pytest.mark.skip
 
 
+# charts fail if paraview is used to provide vtkmodules
+# since it does not provide vtkPythonContext2D
+if importlib.util.find_spec("paraview"):
+    pytestmark = pytest.mark.skip("paraview provides vtk without vtkPythonContext2D required for charts")
+
+
 def vtk_array_to_tuple(arr):
     return tuple(arr.GetValue(i) for i in range(arr.GetNumberOfValues()))
 
Index: python-pyvista/tests/plotting/test_plotting.py
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--- python-pyvista.orig/tests/plotting/test_plotting.py	2024-11-27 17:13:26.279251290 +0100
+++ python-pyvista/tests/plotting/test_plotting.py	2024-11-27 17:13:26.271251217 +0100
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import inspect
+import importlib
 import io
 import os
 import pathlib
@@ -43,6 +44,11 @@
     from collections.abc import Callable
     from collections.abc import ItemsView
 
+# charts fail if paraview is used to provide vtkmodules
+# since it does not provide vtkPythonContext2D
+xfail_charts = pytest.mark.xfail(importlib.util.find_spec("paraview"),
+                                reason="paraview provides vtk without vtkPythonContext2D required for charts")
+
 # skip all tests if unable to render
 pytestmark = pytest.mark.skip_plotting
 
@@ -2602,6 +2608,7 @@
 
 @skip_mac
 @pytest.mark.needs_vtk_version(9, 2, 0)
+@xfail_charts
 def test_chart_plot():
     """Basic test to verify chart plots correctly"""
     # Chart 1 (bottom left)
@@ -2669,6 +2676,7 @@
 
 
 @skip_9_1_0
+@xfail_charts
 def test_chart_matplotlib_plot(verify_image_cache):
     """Test integration with matplotlib"""
     # Seeing CI failures for Conda job that need to be addressed
@@ -2700,6 +2708,7 @@
     pl.show()
 
 
+@xfail_charts
 def test_get_charts():
     """Test that the get_charts method is retuning a list of charts"""
     chart = pv.Chart2D()
@@ -3424,6 +3433,7 @@
 
 
 @skip_9_1_0
+@xfail_charts
 def test_charts_sin():
     x = np.linspace(0, 2 * np.pi, 20)
     y = np.sin(x)
Index: python-pyvista/tests/core/test_polydata.py
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--- python-pyvista.orig/tests/core/test_polydata.py	2024-11-27 17:13:26.279251290 +0100
+++ python-pyvista/tests/core/test_polydata.py	2024-11-27 17:13:26.271251217 +0100
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import importlib
 from math import pi
 import pathlib
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -1121,6 +1122,8 @@
         arc.extrude_rotate()
 
 
+@pytest.mark.xfail(importlib.util.find_spec("paraview"),
+                   reason="paraview provides inconsistent vtk")
 def test_flip_normals(sphere, plane):
     sphere_flipped = sphere.copy()
     sphere_flipped.flip_normals()
Index: python-pyvista/tests/core/test_dataset_filters.py
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--- python-pyvista.orig/tests/core/test_dataset_filters.py	2024-11-27 17:13:26.279251290 +0100
+++ python-pyvista/tests/core/test_dataset_filters.py	2024-11-27 17:13:26.271251217 +0100
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import functools
+import importlib
 import itertools
 from pathlib import Path
 import platform
@@ -21,6 +22,9 @@
 from pyvista.core.errors import NotAllTrianglesError
 from pyvista.core.errors import VTKVersionError
 
+xfail_paraview = pytest.mark.xfail(importlib.util.find_spec("paraview"),
+                                  reason="paraview provides vtk without vtkImageDilateErode3D")
+
 normals = ['x', 'y', '-z', (1, 1, 1), (3.3, 5.4, 0.8)]
 
 skip_mac = pytest.mark.skipif(platform.system() == 'Darwin', reason="Flaky Mac tests")
@@ -3093,6 +3097,7 @@
     )
 
 
+@xfail_paraview
 def test_image_dilate_erode_output_type():
     point_data = np.zeros((10, 10, 10))
     point_data[4, 4, 4] = 1
@@ -3104,6 +3109,7 @@
     assert isinstance(volume_dilate_erode, pv.ImageData)
 
 
+@xfail_paraview
 def test_image_dilate_erode_dilation():
     point_data = np.zeros((10, 10, 10))
     point_data[4, 4, 4] = 1
@@ -3120,6 +3126,7 @@
     )
 
 
+@xfail_paraview
 def test_image_dilate_erode_erosion():
     point_data = np.zeros((10, 10, 10))
     point_data[4, 4, 4] = 1
@@ -3133,6 +3140,7 @@
     )
 
 
+@xfail_paraview
 def test_image_dilate_erode_cell_data_specified():
     point_data = np.zeros((10, 10, 10))
     cell_data = np.zeros((9, 9, 9))
@@ -3143,6 +3151,7 @@
         volume.image_dilate_erode(scalars='cell_data')
 
 
+@xfail_paraview
 def test_image_dilate_erode_cell_data_active():
     point_data = np.zeros((10, 10, 10))
     cell_data = np.zeros((9, 9, 9))
Index: python-pyvista/tests/core/test_reader.py
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--- python-pyvista.orig/tests/core/test_reader.py	2024-11-27 17:13:26.279251290 +0100
+++ python-pyvista/tests/core/test_reader.py	2024-11-27 17:13:26.271251217 +0100
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import importlib
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
 import platform
@@ -1041,6 +1042,8 @@
     pv.vtk_version_info < (9, 1, 0),
     reason="Requires VTK>=9.1.0 for a concrete PartitionedDataSetWriter class.",
 )
+@pytest.mark.xfail(importlib.util.find_spec("paraview"),
+                   reason="paraview provides inconsistent vtk")
 def test_xmlpartitioneddatasetreader(tmpdir):
     tmpfile = tmpdir.join("temp.vtpd")
     partitions = pv.PartitionedDataSet(
Index: python-pyvista/tests/core/test_composite.py
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--- python-pyvista.orig/tests/core/test_composite.py	2024-11-27 17:13:26.279251290 +0100
+++ python-pyvista/tests/core/test_composite.py	2024-11-27 17:13:26.271251217 +0100
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import importlib
 import pathlib
 import platform
 import weakref
@@ -328,6 +329,8 @@
     assert str(multi) is not None
 
 
+@pytest.mark.xfail(importlib.util.find_spec("paraview"),
+                   reason="paraview provides inconsistent vtk")
 def test_multi_block_eq(ant, sphere, uniform, airplane, tetbeam):
     multi = multi_from_datasets(ant, sphere, uniform, airplane, tetbeam)
     other = multi.copy()
Index: python-pyvista/tests/core/test_dataset.py
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--- python-pyvista.orig/tests/core/test_dataset.py	2024-11-27 17:13:26.279251290 +0100
+++ python-pyvista/tests/core/test_dataset.py	2024-11-27 17:13:26.271251217 +0100
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import importlib
 import multiprocessing
 import pickle
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
@@ -38,7 +39,6 @@
 
 HYPOTHESIS_MAX_EXAMPLES = 20
 
-
 @pytest.fixture()
 def grid():
     return pv.UnstructuredGrid(examples.hexbeamfile)
@@ -1154,6 +1154,8 @@
     assert np.array_equal(in_cell, np.array([True, False]))
 
 
+@pytest.mark.xfail(importlib.util.find_spec("paraview"),
+                   reason="paraview provides inconsistent vtk")
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('pickle_format', ['xml', 'legacy'])
 def test_serialize_deserialize(datasets, pickle_format):
     pv.set_pickle_format(pickle_format)
Index: python-pyvista/tests/core/test_grid.py
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--- python-pyvista.orig/tests/core/test_grid.py	2024-11-27 17:13:26.279251290 +0100
+++ python-pyvista/tests/core/test_grid.py	2024-11-27 17:13:26.271251217 +0100
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import importlib
 import pathlib
 from pathlib import Path
 import weakref
@@ -824,6 +825,8 @@
         assert np.allclose(structured.cell_data[k], v)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.xfail(importlib.util.find_spec("paraview"),
+                   reason="paraview provides inconsistent vtk")
 def test_create_image_data_from_specs():
     # empty
     grid = pv.ImageData()
Index: python-pyvista/tests/core/test_utilities.py
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--- python-pyvista.orig/tests/core/test_utilities.py	2024-11-27 17:13:26.279251290 +0100
+++ python-pyvista/tests/core/test_utilities.py	2024-11-27 17:13:26.275251254 +0100
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import importlib
 import json
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -520,6 +521,8 @@
     alg.Update()
 
 
+@pytest.mark.xfail(importlib.util.find_spec("paraview"),
+                   reason="paraview provides inconsistent vtk")
 def test_vtk_error_catcher():
     # raise_errors: False
     error_catcher = pv.core.utilities.observers.VtkErrorCatcher()
Index: python-pyvista/tests/plotting/test_collection.py
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--- python-pyvista.orig/tests/plotting/test_collection.py	2024-11-27 17:13:26.279251290 +0100
+++ python-pyvista/tests/plotting/test_collection.py	2024-11-27 17:13:26.275251254 +0100
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import gc
+import importlib
 import weakref
 
 import numpy as np
+import pytest
 import vtk
 
 import pyvista as pv
@@ -48,6 +50,8 @@
     pl.add_mesh(sphere, scalars=range(sphere.n_points))
 
 
+@pytest.mark.xfail(importlib.util.find_spec("paraview"),
+                   reason="paraview provides vtk without vtkPythonContext2D required for charts")
 def test_plotting_collection():
     """Ensure that we don't leak Plotter, Renderer and Charts instances."""
     pl = pv.Plotter()
Index: python-pyvista/tests/core/test_dataobject.py
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--- python-pyvista.orig/tests/core/test_dataobject.py	2024-11-27 17:13:26.279251290 +0100
+++ python-pyvista/tests/core/test_dataobject.py	2024-11-27 17:13:26.275251254 +0100
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from collections import UserDict
+import importlib
 import json
 
 import numpy as np
@@ -14,6 +15,8 @@
     assert sphere != [1, 2, 3]
 
 
+@pytest.mark.xfail(importlib.util.find_spec("paraview"),
+                   reason="paraview provides inconsistent vtk")
 def test_uniform_eq():
     orig = examples.load_uniform()
     copy = orig.copy(deep=True)