petsc4py.PETSc.DM#

class petsc4py.PETSc.DM#

Bases: Object

An object describing a computational grid or mesh.

Enumerations

`BoundaryType`	`DM` Boundary types.
`PolytopeType`
`Type`	`DM` types.

Methods Summary

`adaptLabel`(label)	Adapt a `DM` based on a `DMLabel`.
`adaptMetric`(metric[, bdLabel, rgLabel])	Return a mesh adapted to the specified metric field.
`addCoarsenHook`(coarsenhook, restricthook[, ...])	Add a callback to be executed when restricting to a coarser grid.
`addField`(field[, label])	Add a field to a `DM` object.
`appendOptionsPrefix`(prefix)	Append to the prefix used for searching for options in the database.
`clearDS`()	Remove all discrete systems from the `DM`.
`clearFields`()	Remove all fields from the `DM`.
`clearLabelStratum`(name, value)	Remove all points from a stratum.
`clearLabelValue`(name, point, value)	Remove a point from a `DMLabel` with given value.
`clone`()	Return the cloned `DM` .
`coarsen`([comm])	Return a coarsened `DM` object.
`coarsenHierarchy`(nlevels)	Coarsen this `DM` and return the coarsened `DM` hierarchy.
`convert`(dm_type)	Return a `DM` converted to another `DM`.
`copyDS`(dm)	Copy the discrete systems for this `DM` into another `DM`.
`copyDisc`(dm)	Copy fields and discrete systems of a `DM` into another `DM`.
`copyFields`(dm)	Copy the discretizations of this `DM` into another `DM`.
`create`([comm])	Return an empty `DM`.
`createDS`()	Create discrete systems.
`createFieldDecomposition`()	Return a list of `IS` objects.
`createGlobalVec`()	Return a global vector.
`createInjection`(dm)	Return the injection matrix into a finer `DM`.
`createInterpolation`(dm)	Return the interpolation matrix to a finer `DM`.
`createLabel`(name)	Create a label of the given name if it does not already exist.
`createLocalVec`()	Return a local vector.
`createMassMatrix`(dmf)	Return the mass matrix between this `DM` and the given `DM`.
`createMat`()	Return an empty matrix.
`createRestriction`(dm)	Return the restriction matrix between this `DM` and the given `DM`.
`createSectionSF`(localsec, globalsec)	Create the `SF` encoding the parallel DOF overlap for the `DM`.
`createSubDM`(fields)	Return `IS` and `DM` encapsulating a subproblem.
`destroy`()	Destroy the object.
`getAppCtx`()	Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:352
`getAuxiliaryVec`([label, value, part])	Return an auxiliary vector for region.
`getBasicAdjacency`()	Return the flags for determining variable influence.
`getBlockSize`()	Return the inherent block size associated with a `DM`.
`getBoundingBox`()	Return the dimension of embedding space for coordinates values.
`getCoarseDM`()	Return the coarse `DM`.
`getCoarsenLevel`()	Return the number of coarsenings.
`getCoordinateDM`()	Return the coordinate `DM`.
`getCoordinateDim`()	Return the dimension of embedding space for coordinates values.
`getCoordinateSection`()	Return coordinate values layout over the mesh.
`getCoordinates`()	Return a global vector with the coordinates associated.
`getCoordinatesLocal`()	Return a local vector with the coordinates associated.
`getDS`()	Return default `DS`.
`getDimension`()	Return the topological dimension of the `DM`.
`getField`(index)	Return the discretization object for a given `DM` field.
`getFieldAdjacency`(field)	Return the flags for determining variable influence.
`getGlobalSection`()	Return the `Section` encoding the global data layout for the `DM`.
`getGlobalVec`()	Return a global vector.
`getLGMap`()	Return local mapping to global mapping.
`getLabel`(name)	Return the label of a given name.
`getLabelIdIS`(name)	Return an `IS` of all values that the `DMLabel` takes.
`getLabelName`(index)	Return the name of nth label.
`getLabelOutput`(name)	Return the output flag for a given label.
`getLabelSize`(name)	Return the number of values that the `DMLabel` takes.
`getLabelValue`(name, point)	Return the value in `DMLabel` for the given point.
`getLocalBoundingBox`()	Return the bounding box for the piece of the `DM`.
`getLocalSection`()	Return the `Section` encoding the local data layout for the `DM`.
`getLocalVec`()	Return a local vector.
`getNumFields`()	Return the number of fields in the `DM`.
`getNumLabels`()	Return the number of labels defined by on the `DM`.
`getOptionsPrefix`()	Return the prefix used for searching for options in the database.
`getPointSF`()	Return the `SF` encoding the parallel DOF overlap for the `DM`.
`getRefineLevel`()	Return the refinement level.
`getSectionSF`()	Return the `Section` encoding the parallel DOF overlap.
`getStratumIS`(name, value)	Return the points in a label stratum.
`getStratumSize`(name, value)	Return the number of points in a label stratum.
`getType`()	Return the `DM` type name.
`globalToLocal`(vg, vl[, addv])	Update local vectors from global vector.
`hasLabel`(name)	Determine whether the `DM` has a label.
`load`(viewer)	Return a `DM` stored in binary.
`localToGlobal`(vl, vg[, addv])	Update global vectors from local vector.
`localToLocal`(vl, vlg[, addv])	Map the values from a local vector to another local vector.
`localizeCoordinates`()	Create local coordinates for cells having periodic faces.
`projectCoordinates`(disc)	Project coordinates to a different space.
`refine`([comm])	Return a refined `DM` object.
`refineHierarchy`(nlevels)	Refine this `DM` and return the refined `DM` hierarchy.
`removeLabel`(name)	Remove and destroy the label by name.
`restoreGlobalVec`(vg)	Restore a global vector.
`restoreLocalVec`(vl)	Restore a local vector.
`setAppCtx`(appctx)	Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:349
`setAuxiliaryVec`(aux, label[, value, part])	Set an auxiliary vector for a specific region.
`setBasicAdjacency`(useCone, useClosure)	Set the flags for determining variable influence.
`setCoarseDM`(dm)	Set the coarse `DM`.
`setCoordinateDim`(dim)	Set the dimension of embedding space for coordinates values.
`setCoordinates`(c)	Set a global vector that holds the coordinates.
`setCoordinatesLocal`(c)	Set a local vector with the ghost point holding the coordinates.
`setDimension`(dim)	Set the topological dimension of the `DM`.
`setField`(index, field[, label])	Set the discretization object for a given `DM` field.
`setFieldAdjacency`(field, useCone, useClosure)	Set the flags for determining variable influence.
`setFromOptions`()	Configure the object from the options database.
`setGlobalSection`(sec)	Set the `Section` encoding the global data layout for the `DM`.
`setKSPComputeOperators`(operators[, args, kargs])	Matrix associated with the linear system.
`setLabelOutput`(name, output)	Set if a given label should be saved to a view.
`setLabelValue`(name, point, value)	Set a point to a `DMLabel` with a given value.
`setLocalSection`(sec)	Set the `Section` encoding the local data layout for the `DM`.
`setMatType`(mat_type)	Set matrix type to be used by `DM.createMat`.
`setNumFields`(numFields)	Set the number of fields in the `DM`.
`setOptionsPrefix`(prefix)	Set the prefix used for searching for options in the database.
`setPointSF`(sf)	Set the `SF` encoding the parallel DOF overlap for the `DM`.
`setRefineLevel`(level)	Set the number of refinements.
`setSNESFunction`(function[, args, kargs])	Set `SNES` residual evaluation function.
`setSNESJacobian`(jacobian[, args, kargs])	Set the `SNES` Jacobian evaluation function.
`setSectionSF`(sf)	Set the `Section` encoding the parallel DOF overlap for the `DM`.
`setType`(dm_type)	Build a `DM`.
`setUp`()	Return the data structure.
`setVecType`(vec_type)	Set the type of vector.
`view`([viewer])	View the `DM`.
`viewFromOptions`(name[, obj])	View a `DM` based in the options.

Attributes Summary

`appctx`
`ds`

Methods Documentation

adaptLabel(label)#

Adapt a DM based on a DMLabel.

Collective.

Parameters:: label (str) – The name of the DMLabel.
Return type:: DM

See also

DMAdaptLabel

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:1431

adaptMetric(metric, bdLabel=None, rgLabel=None)#

Return a mesh adapted to the specified metric field.

Parameters:

metric (Vec) – The metric to which the mesh is adapted, defined vertex-wise.
bdLabel (str | None) – Label for boundary tags.
rgLabel (str | None) – Label for cell tag.

Return type:

See also

DMAdaptMetric

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:1454

addCoarsenHook(coarsenhook, restricthook, args=None, kargs=None)#

Add a callback to be executed when restricting to a coarser grid.

Logically collective.

Parameters:

coarsenhook (DMCoarsenHookFunction) – The coarsen hook function.
restricthook (DMRestrictHookFunction) – The restrict hook function.
args (tuple[Any, ...] | None) – Positional arguments for the hooks.
kargs (dict[str, Any] | None) – Keyword arguments for the hooks.

Return type:

None

See also

DMCoarsenHookAdd

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:2103

addField(field, label=None)#

Add a field to a DM object.

Logically collective.

Parameters:

field (Object) – The discretization object.
label (str | None) – The name of the label indicating the support of the field, or None for the entire mesh.

Return type:

None

See also

DMAddField

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:619

appendOptionsPrefix(prefix)#

Append to the prefix used for searching for options in the database.

Logically collective.

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:285

Parameters:: prefix (str) –
Return type:: None

clearDS()#

Remove all discrete systems from the DM.

Logically collective.

See also

DMClearDS

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:683

Return type:: None

clearFields()#

Remove all fields from the DM.

Logically collective.

See also

DMClearFields

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:642

Return type:: None

clearLabelStratum(name, value)#

Remove all points from a stratum.

Not collective.

Parameters:

name (str) – The label name.
value (int) – The stratum value.

Return type:

None

See also

DMClearLabelStratum

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:1891

clearLabelValue(name, point, value)#

Remove a point from a DMLabel with given value.

Not collective.

Parameters:

name (str) – The label name.
point (int) – The mesh point.
value (int) – The label value for the point.

Return type:

None

See also

DMClearLabelValue

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:1777

clone()#

Return the cloned DM .

Collective.

See also

DMClone

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:142

Return type:: DM

coarsen(comm=None)#

Return a coarsened DM object.

Collective.

Parameters:: comm (Comm | None) – MPI communicator, defaults to Sys.getDefaultComm.
Return type:: DM

See also

DMCoarsen

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:1305

coarsenHierarchy(nlevels)#

Coarsen this DM and return the coarsened DM hierarchy.

Collective.

Parameters:: nlevels (int) – The number of levels of coarsening.
Return type:: list

See also

DMCoarsenHierarchy

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:1356

convert(dm_type)#

Return a DM converted to another DM.

Collective.

Parameters:: dm_type (Type | str) – The new DM.Type, use “same” for the same type.
Return type:: DM

See also

DM.Type, DMConvert

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:1258

copyDS(dm)#

Copy the discrete systems for this DM into another DM.

Collective.

Parameters:: dm (DM) – The DM that the discrete fields are copied into.
Return type:: None

See also

DMCopyDS

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:710

copyDisc(dm)#

Copy fields and discrete systems of a DM into another DM.

Collective.

Parameters:: dm (DM) – The DM that the fields and discrete systems are copied into.
Return type:: None

See also

DMCopyDisc

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:727

copyFields(dm)#

Copy the discretizations of this DM into another DM.

Collective.

Parameters:: dm (DM) – The DM that the fields are copied into.
Return type:: None

See also

DMCopyFields

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:654

create(comm=None)#

Return an empty DM.

Collective.

Parameters:: comm (Comm | None) – MPI communicator, defaults to Sys.getDefaultComm.
Return type:: Self

See also

DMCreate

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:121

createDS()#

Create discrete systems.

Collective.

See also

DMCreateDS

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:671

Return type:: None

createFieldDecomposition()#

Return a list of IS objects.

Not collective.

Notes

The user is responsible for freeing all requested arrays.

See also

DMCreateFieldDecomposition

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:1990

Return type:: tuple[list, list, list]

createGlobalVec()#

Return a global vector.

Collective.

See also

DMCreateGlobalVector

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:774

Return type:: Vec

createInjection(dm)#

Return the injection matrix into a finer DM.

Collective.

Parameters:: dm (DM) – The second, finer DM object.
Return type:: Mat

See also

DMCreateInjection

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:1220

createInterpolation(dm)#

Return the interpolation matrix to a finer DM.

Collective.

Parameters:: dm (DM) – The second, finer DM.
Return type:: tuple[Mat, Vec]

See also

DMCreateInterpolation

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:1199

createLabel(name)#

Create a label of the given name if it does not already exist.

Not collective.

Parameters:: name (str) – The label name.
Return type:: None

See also

DMCreateLabel

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:1689

createLocalVec()#

Return a local vector.

Not collective.

See also

DMCreateLocalVector

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:788

Return type:: Vec

createMassMatrix(dmf)#

Return the mass matrix between this DM and the given DM.

Collective.

Parameters:: dmf (DM) – The second DM.
Return type:: Mat

See also

DMCreateMassMatrix

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:1180

createMat()#

Return an empty matrix.

Collective.

See also

DMCreateMatrix

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:1166

Return type:: Mat

createRestriction(dm)#

Return the restriction matrix between this DM and the given DM.

Collective.

Parameters:: dm (DM) – The second, finer DM object.
Return type:: Mat

See also

DMCreateRestriction

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:1239

createSectionSF(localsec, globalsec)#

Create the SF encoding the parallel DOF overlap for the DM.

Parameters:

localsec (Section) – Describe the local data layout.
globalsec (Section) – Describe the global data layout.

Return type:

None

Notes

Encoding based on the Section describing the data layout.

See also

DM.getSectionSF, DMCreateSectionSF

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:1563

createSubDM(fields)#

Return IS and DM encapsulating a subproblem.

Not collective.

Returns:

iset (IS) – The global indices for all the degrees of freedom.
subdm (DM) – The DM for the subproblem.

Parameters:

fields (Sequence[int]) –

Return type:

tuple[IS, DM]

See also

DMCreateSubDM

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:454

destroy()#

Destroy the object.

Collective.

See also

DMDestroy

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:108

Return type:: Self

getAppCtx()#: Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:352

getAuxiliaryVec(label=None, value=0, part=0)#

Return an auxiliary vector for region.

Not collective.

Parameters:

label (str | None) – The name of the DMLabel.
value (int | None) – Indicate the region.
part (int | None) – The equation part, or 0 is unused.

Return type:

Vec

See also

DM.getLabel, DMGetAuxiliaryVec

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:511

getBasicAdjacency()#

Return the flags for determining variable influence.

Not collective.

Returns:

useCone (bool) – Whether adjacency uses cone information.
useClosure (bool) – Whether adjacency is computed using full closure information.

Return type:

tuple[bool, bool]

See also

DMGetBasicAdjacency

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:378

getBlockSize()#

Return the inherent block size associated with a DM.

Not collective.

See also

DMGetBlockSize

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:746

Return type:: int

getBoundingBox()#

Return the dimension of embedding space for coordinates values.

Not collective.

See also

DMGetBoundingBox

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:1092

Return type:: tuple[tuple[float, float], …]

getCoarseDM()#

Return the coarse DM.

Collective.

See also

DMGetCoarseDM

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:954

Return type:: DM

getCoarsenLevel()#

Return the number of coarsenings.

Not collective.

See also

DMGetCoarsenLevel

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:1415

Return type:: int

getCoordinateDM()#

Return the coordinate DM.

Collective.

See also

DMGetCoordinateDM

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:982

Return type:: DM

getCoordinateDim()#

Return the dimension of embedding space for coordinates values.

Not collective.

See also

DMGetCoordinateDim

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:225

Return type:: int

getCoordinateSection()#

Return coordinate values layout over the mesh.

Collective.

See also

DMGetCoordinateSection

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:997

Return type:: Section

getCoordinates()#

Return a global vector with the coordinates associated.

Collective.

See also

DMGetCoordinates

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:1029

Return type:: Vec

getCoordinatesLocal()#

Return a local vector with the coordinates associated.

Collective the first time it is called.

See also

DMGetCoordinatesLocal

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:1061

Return type:: Vec

getDS()#

Return default DS.

Not collective.

See also

DMGetDS

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:695

Return type:: DS

getDimension()#

Return the topological dimension of the DM.

Not collective.

See also

DMGetDimension

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:193

Return type:: int

getField(index)#

Return the discretization object for a given DM field.

Not collective.

Parameters:: index (int) – The field number.
Return type:: tuple[Object, None]

See also

DMGetField

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:594

getFieldAdjacency(field)#

Return the flags for determining variable influence.

Not collective.

Parameters:

field (int) – The field number.

Returns:

useCone (bool) – Whether adjacency uses cone information.
useClosure (bool) – Whether adjacency is computed using full closure information.

Return type:

tuple[bool, bool]

See also

DMGetAdjacency

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:424

getGlobalSection()#

Return the Section encoding the global data layout for the DM.

See also

DMGetGlobalSection

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:1541

Return type:: Section

getGlobalVec()#

Return a global vector.

Collective.

See also

DMGetGlobalVector

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:802

Return type:: Vec

getLGMap()#

Return local mapping to global mapping.

Collective.

See also

DMGetLocalToGlobalMapping

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:937

Return type:: LGMap

getLabel(name)#

Return the label of a given name.

Not collective.

See also

DMGetLabel

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:1489

Parameters:: name (str) –
Return type:: DMLabel

getLabelIdIS(name)#

Return an IS of all values that the DMLabel takes.

Not collective.

Parameters:: name (str) – The label name.
Return type:: IS

See also

DMLabelGetValueIS, DMGetLabelIdIS

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:1822

getLabelName(index)#

Return the name of nth label.

Not collective.

Parameters:: index (int) – The label number.
Return type:: str

See also

DMGetLabelName

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:1648

getLabelOutput(name)#

Return the output flag for a given label.

Not collective.

Parameters:: name (str) – The label name.
Return type:: bool

See also

DMGetLabelOutput

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:1935

getLabelSize(name)#

Return the number of values that the DMLabel takes.

Not collective.

Parameters:: name (str) – The label name.
Return type:: int

See also

DMLabelGetNumValues, DMGetLabelSize

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:1801

getLabelValue(name, point)#

Return the value in DMLabel for the given point.

Not collective.

Parameters:

name (str) – The label name.
point (int) – The mesh point

Return type:

int

See also

DMGetLabelValue

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:1730

getLocalBoundingBox()#

Return the bounding box for the piece of the DM.

Not collective.

See also

DMGetLocalBoundingBox

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:1109

Return type:: tuple[tuple[float, float], …]

getLocalSection()#

Return the Section encoding the local data layout for the DM.

See also

DMGetGlobalSection

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:1518

Return type:: Section

getLocalVec()#

Return a local vector.

Not collective.

See also

DMGetLocalVector

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:835

Return type:: Vec

getNumFields()#

Return the number of fields in the DM.

Not collective.

See also

DMGetNumFields

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:554

Return type:: int

getNumLabels()#

Return the number of labels defined by on the DM.

Not collective.

See also

DMGetNumLabels

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:1634

Return type:: int

getOptionsPrefix()#

Return the prefix used for searching for options in the database.

Not collective.

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:271

Return type:: str

getPointSF()#

Return the SF encoding the parallel DOF overlap for the DM.

See also

DMGetPointSF

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:1611

Return type:: SF

getRefineLevel()#

Return the refinement level.

Not collective.

See also

DMGetRefineLevel

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:1383

Return type:: int

getSectionSF()#

Return the Section encoding the parallel DOF overlap.

See also

DMGetSectionSF

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:1584

Return type:: SF

getStratumIS(name, value)#

Return the points in a label stratum.

Not collective.

Parameters:

name (str) – The label name.
value (int) – The stratum value.

Return type:

See also

DMGetStratumIS

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:1867

getStratumSize(name, value)#

Return the number of points in a label stratum.

Not collective.

Parameters:

name (str) – The label name.
value (int) – The stratum value.

Return type:

int

See also

DMGetStratumSize

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:1843

getType()#

Return the DM type name.

Not collective.

See also

DMGetType

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:179

Return type:: str

globalToLocal(vg, vl, addv=None)#

Update local vectors from global vector.

Neighborwise collective.

Parameters:

vg (Vec) – The global vector.
vl (Vec) – The local vector.
addv (InsertModeSpec | None) – Insertion mode.

Return type:

None

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:868

hasLabel(name)#

Determine whether the DM has a label.

Not collective.

Parameters:: name (str) – The label name.
Return type:: bool

See also

DMHasLabel

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:1668

load(viewer)#

Return a DM stored in binary.

Collective.

Parameters:: viewer (Viewer) – Viewer used to store the DM, like Viewer.Type.BINARY or Viewer.Type.HDF5.
Return type:: Self

Notes

When using Viewer.Type.HDF5 format, one can save multiple DMPlex meshes in a single HDF5 files. This in turn requires one to name the DMPlex object with Object.setName before saving it with DM.view and before loading it with DM.load for identification of the mesh object.

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:82

localToGlobal(vl, vg, addv=None)#

Update global vectors from local vector.

Neighborwise collective.

Parameters:

vl (Vec) – The local vector.
vg (Vec) – The global vector.
addv (InsertModeSpec | None) – Insertion mode.

Return type:

None

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:891

localToLocal(vl, vlg, addv=None)#

Map the values from a local vector to another local vector.

Neighborwise collective.

Parameters:

vl (Vec) – The local vector.
vlg (Vec) – The global vector.
addv (InsertModeSpec | None) – Insertion mode.

Return type:

None

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:914

localizeCoordinates()#

Create local coordinates for cells having periodic faces.

Collective.

Notes

Used if the mesh is periodic.

See also

DMLocalizeCoordinates

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:1126

Return type:: None

projectCoordinates(disc)#

Project coordinates to a different space.

Parameters:: disc (FE) – The new coordinates discretization.
Return type:: Self

See also

DMProjectCoordinates

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:1076

refine(comm=None)#

Return a refined DM object.

Collective.

Parameters:: comm (Comm | None) – MPI communicator, defaults to Sys.getDefaultComm.
Return type:: DM

See also

DMRefine

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:1281

refineHierarchy(nlevels)#

Refine this DM and return the refined DM hierarchy.

Collective.

Parameters:: nlevels (int) – The number of levels of refinement.
Return type:: list

See also

DMRefineHierarchy

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:1329

removeLabel(name)#

Remove and destroy the label by name.

Not collective.

Parameters:: name (str) – The label name.
Return type:: None

See also

DMRemoveLabel

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:1708

restoreGlobalVec(vg)#

Restore a global vector.

Not collective.

Parameters:: vg (Vec) – The global vector.
Return type:: None

See also

DMRestoreGlobalVector

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:817

restoreLocalVec(vl)#

Restore a local vector.

Not collective.

Parameters:: vl (Vec) – The local vector.
Return type:: None

See also

DMRestoreLocalVector

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:850

setAppCtx(appctx)#: Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:349

setAuxiliaryVec(aux, label, value=0, part=0)#

Set an auxiliary vector for a specific region.

Not collective.

Parameters:

aux (Vec) – The auxiliary vector.
label (DMLabel | None) – The name of the DMLabel.
value – Indicate the region.
part – The equation part, or 0 is unused.

Return type:

None

See also

DMGetLabel, DMSetAuxiliaryVec

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:481

setBasicAdjacency(useCone, useClosure)#

Set the flags for determining variable influence.

Not collective.

Parameters:

useCone (bool) – Whether adjacency uses cone information.
useClosure (bool) – Whether adjacency is computed using full closure information.

Return type:

None

See also

DMSetBasicAdjacency

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:357

setCoarseDM(dm)#

Set the coarse DM.

Collective.

See also

DMSetCoarseDM

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:969

Parameters:: dm (DM) –
Return type:: None

setCoordinateDim(dim)#

Set the dimension of embedding space for coordinates values.

Not collective.

Parameters:: dim (int) – The embedding dimension.
Return type:: None

See also

DMSetCoordinateDim

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:239

setCoordinates(c)#

Set a global vector that holds the coordinates.

Collective.

Parameters:: c (Vec) – Coordinate Vector.
Return type:: None

See also

DMSetCoordinates

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:1012

setCoordinatesLocal(c)#

Set a local vector with the ghost point holding the coordinates.

Not collective.

Parameters:: c (Vec) – Coordinate Vector.
Return type:: None

See also

DMSetCoordinatesLocal

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:1044

setDimension(dim)#

Set the topological dimension of the DM.

Collective.

Parameters:: dim (int) – Topological dimension.
Return type:: None

See also

DMSetDimension

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:207

setField(index, field, label=None)#

Set the discretization object for a given DM field.

Logically collective.

Parameters:

index (int) – The field number.
field (Object) – The discretization object.
label (str | None) – The name of the label indicating the support of the field, or None for the entire mesh.

Return type:

None

See also

DMSetField

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:568

setFieldAdjacency(field, useCone, useClosure)#

Set the flags for determining variable influence.

Not collective.

Parameters:

field (int) – The field number.
useCone (bool) – Whether adjacency uses cone information.
useClosure (bool) – Whether adjacency is computed using full closure information.

Return type:

None

See also

DMSetAdjacency

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:400

setFromOptions()#

Configure the object from the options database.

Collective.

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:299

Return type:: None

setGlobalSection(sec)#

Set the Section encoding the global data layout for the DM.

See also

DMSetGlobalSection

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:1531

Parameters:: sec (Section) –
Return type:: None

setKSPComputeOperators(operators, args=None, kargs=None)#

Matrix associated with the linear system.

Collective.

Parameters:

operator – Callback function to compute the operators.
args (tuple[Any, ...] | None) – Positional arguments for the callback.
kargs (dict[str, Any] | None) – Keyword arguments for the callback.

Return type:

None

See also

DMKSPSetComputeOperators

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:1961

setLabelOutput(name, output)#

Set if a given label should be saved to a view.

Not collective.

Parameters:

name (str) – The label name.
output (bool) – If True, the label is saved to the viewer.

Return type:

None

See also

DMSetLabelOutput

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:1913

setLabelValue(name, point, value)#

Set a point to a DMLabel with a given value.

Not collective.

Parameters:

name (str) – The label name.
point (int) – The mesh point.
value (int) – The label value for the point.

Return type:

None

See also

DMSetLabelValue

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:1753

setLocalSection(sec)#

Set the Section encoding the local data layout for the DM.

See also

DMSetLocalSection

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:1508

Parameters:: sec (Section) –
Return type:: None

setMatType(mat_type)#

Set matrix type to be used by DM.createMat.

Logically collective.

Parameters:: mat_type (Type | str) – The matrix type.
Return type:: None

Notes

The option -dm_mat_type is used to set the matrix type.

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:1143

setNumFields(numFields)#

Set the number of fields in the DM.

Logically collective.

See also

DMSetNumFields

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:541

Parameters:: numFields (int) –
Return type:: None

setOptionsPrefix(prefix)#

Set the prefix used for searching for options in the database.

Logically collective.

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:257

Parameters:: prefix (str) –
Return type:: None

setPointSF(sf)#

Set the SF encoding the parallel DOF overlap for the DM.

See also

DMSetPointSF

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:1624

Parameters:: sf (SF) –
Return type:: None

setRefineLevel(level)#

Set the number of refinements.

Not collective.

Parameters:

nlevels – The number of refinement.
level (int) –

Return type:

None

See also

DMSetRefineLevel

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:1397

setSNESFunction(function, args=None, kargs=None)#

Set SNES residual evaluation function.

Not collective.

Parameters:

function (SNESFunction) – The callback.
args (tuple[Any, ...] | None) – Positional arguments for the callback.
kargs (dict[str, Any] | None) – Keyword arguments for the callback.

Return type:

None

See also

SNES.setFunction, DMSNESSetFunction

Source code at petsc4py/PETSc/DM.pyx:2038

setSNESJacobian(jacobian, args=None, kargs=None)#

Set the SNES Jacobian evaluation function.

Not collective.

Parameters:

jacobian (SNESJacobianFunction) – The Jacobian callback.
args (tuple[Any, ...] | None) – Positional arguments for the callback.
kargs (dict[str, Any] | None) – Keyword arguments for the callback.

Return type: