#!/usr/bin/env python

import vtk

line = vtk.vtkLineSource()
line.SetResolution(6);

lineMapper = vtk.vtkPolyDataMapper()
lineMapper.SetInputConnection(line.GetOutputPort())
lineActor = vtk.vtkActor()
lineActor.SetMapper(lineMapper)

# doesn't render points of the line
lineActor.GetProperty().SetRepresentationToPoints()

# Create the Renderer, RenderWindow, RenderWindowInteractor
ren = vtk.vtkRenderer()
renWin = vtk.vtkRenderWindow()
renWin.AddRenderer(ren)
iren = vtk.vtkRenderWindowInteractor()
iren.SetRenderWindow(renWin)

ren.AddActor(lineActor)

ren.ResetCamera()

iren.Initialize()
renWin.Render()
iren.Start()