diff --git a/Modules/Python/mitkPythonService.cpp b/Modules/Python/mitkPythonService.cpp
index c30afb389f..d148c0ad6c 100644
--- a/Modules/Python/mitkPythonService.cpp
+++ b/Modules/Python/mitkPythonService.cpp
@@ -1,639 +1,639 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK)
 
 Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center,
 Division of Medical and Biological Informatics.
 All rights reserved.
 
 This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without
 even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
 A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 
 See LICENSE.txt or http://www.mitk.org for details.
 
 ===================================================================*/
 
 #include "mitkPythonService.h"
 #include <Python.h>
 #include <mitkIOUtil.h>
 #include <QFile>
 #include <QDir>
 #include <PythonQt.h>
 #include "PythonPath.h"
 #include <vtkPolyData.h>
 #include <mitkRenderingManager.h>
 #include <mitkImageReadAccessor.h>
 #include <mitkImageWriteAccessor.h>
 #include <numpy/arrayobject.h>
 
 #ifndef WIN32
   #include <dlfcn.h>
 #endif
 
 const QString mitk::PythonService::m_TmpDataFileName("temp_mitk_data_file");
 #ifdef USE_MITK_BUILTIN_PYTHON
   static char* pHome = NULL;
 #endif
 
 mitk::PythonService::PythonService()
   : m_ItkWrappingAvailable( true ), m_OpenCVWrappingAvailable( true ), m_VtkWrappingAvailable( true ), m_ErrorOccured( false )
 {
   {
     MITK_DEBUG << "will init python if necessary";
   }
   bool pythonInitialized = static_cast<bool>( Py_IsInitialized() ); //m_PythonManager.isPythonInitialized() );
   {
     MITK_DEBUG << "pythonInitialized " << pythonInitialized;
     MITK_DEBUG << "m_PythonManager.isPythonInitialized() " << m_PythonManager.isPythonInitialized();
   }
 
   // due to strange static var behaviour on windows Py_IsInitialized() returns correct value while
   // m_PythonManager.isPythonInitialized() does not because it has been constructed and destructed again
   if( !m_PythonManager.isPythonInitialized() )
   {
     try
     {
 #ifndef WIN32
       dlopen(PYTHON_LIBRARY_NAME, RTLD_NOW | RTLD_NOLOAD | RTLD_GLOBAL);
 #endif
 
       std::string programPath = mitk::IOUtil::GetProgramPath();
       QDir programmDir( QString( programPath.c_str() ).append("/Python") );
       QString pythonCommand;
       // Set the pythonpath variable depending if
       // we have an installer or development environment
       if ( programmDir.exists() ) {
         // runtime directory used in installers
         pythonCommand.append( QString("import sys\n") );
         pythonCommand.append( QString("sys.path.append('')\n") );
         pythonCommand.append( QString("sys.path.append('%1')\n").arg(programPath.c_str()) );
         pythonCommand.append( QString("sys.path.append('%1/Python')\n").arg(programPath.c_str()) );
         pythonCommand.append( QString("sys.path.append('%1/Python/SimpleITK')").arg(programPath.c_str()) );
         // set python home if own runtime is deployed
       } else {
         pythonCommand.append(PYTHONPATH_COMMAND);
       }
 
       if( pythonInitialized )
         m_PythonManager.setInitializationFlags(PythonQt::RedirectStdOut|PythonQt::PythonAlreadyInitialized);
       else
         m_PythonManager.setInitializationFlags(PythonQt::RedirectStdOut);
 
 // set python home if own runtime is used
 #ifdef USE_MITK_BUILTIN_PYTHON
       QString pythonHome;
       if ( programmDir.exists() )
         pythonHome.append(QString("%1/Python").arg(programPath.c_str()));
       else
         pythonHome.append(PYTHONHOME);
 
       if(pHome) delete[] pHome;
 
       pHome = new char[pythonHome.toStdString().length() + 1];
 
       strcpy(pHome,pythonHome.toStdString().c_str());
       Py_SetPythonHome(pHome);
       MITK_DEBUG("PythonService") << "PythonHome: " << pHome;
 #endif
 
       MITK_DEBUG("PythonService") << "initalizing python";
       m_PythonManager.initialize();
 
 #ifdef USE_MITK_BUILTIN_PYTHON
       PyObject* dict = PyDict_New();
       // Import builtin modules
       if (PyDict_GetItemString(dict, "__builtins__") == NULL)
       {
          PyObject* builtinMod = PyImport_ImportModule("__builtin__");
          if (builtinMod == NULL ||
              PyDict_SetItemString(dict, "__builtins__", builtinMod) != 0)
          {
            Py_DECREF(dict);
            Py_XDECREF(dict);
            return;
          }
          Py_DECREF(builtinMod);
       }
 #endif
 
       MITK_DEBUG("PythonService")<< "Python Search paths: " << Py_GetPath();
       MITK_DEBUG("PythonService") << "python initalized";
 
       MITK_DEBUG("PythonService") << "registering python paths" << PYTHONPATH_COMMAND;
       m_PythonManager.executeString( pythonCommand, ctkAbstractPythonManager::FileInput );
     }
     catch (...)
     {
       MITK_DEBUG("PythonService") << "exception initalizing python";
     }
   }
 }
 
 mitk::PythonService::~PythonService()
 {
   MITK_DEBUG("mitk::PythonService") << "destructing PythonService";
 
 #ifdef USE_MITK_BUILTIN_PYTHON
   if(pHome)
     delete[] pHome;
 #endif
 }
 
 std::string mitk::PythonService::Execute(const std::string &stdpythonCommand, int commandType)
 {
   QString pythonCommand = QString::fromStdString(stdpythonCommand);
   {
       MITK_DEBUG("mitk::PythonService") << "pythonCommand = " << pythonCommand.toStdString();
       MITK_DEBUG("mitk::PythonService") << "commandType = " << commandType;
   }
 
   QVariant result;
   bool commandIssued = true;
 
   if(commandType == IPythonService::SINGLE_LINE_COMMAND )
       result = m_PythonManager.executeString(pythonCommand, ctkAbstractPythonManager::SingleInput );
   else if(commandType == IPythonService::MULTI_LINE_COMMAND )
       result = m_PythonManager.executeString(pythonCommand, ctkAbstractPythonManager::FileInput );
   else if(commandType == IPythonService::EVAL_COMMAND )
       result = m_PythonManager.executeString(pythonCommand, ctkAbstractPythonManager::EvalInput );
   else
       commandIssued = false;
 
   if(commandIssued)
   {
     this->NotifyObserver(pythonCommand.toStdString());
     m_ErrorOccured = PythonQt::self()->hadError();
   }
 
   return result.toString().toStdString();
 }
 
 void mitk::PythonService::ExecuteScript( const std::string& pythonScript )
 {
   m_PythonManager.executeFile(QString::fromStdString(pythonScript));
 }
 
 std::vector<mitk::PythonVariable> mitk::PythonService::GetVariableStack() const
 {
   std::vector<mitk::PythonVariable> list;
 
   PyObject* dict = PyImport_GetModuleDict();
   PyObject* object = PyDict_GetItemString(dict, "__main__");
   PyObject* dirMain = PyObject_Dir(object);
   PyObject* tempObject = 0;
   PyObject* strTempObject = 0;
 
   if(dirMain)
   {
     std::string name, attrValue, attrType;
 
     for(int i = 0; i<PyList_Size(dirMain); i++)
     {
       tempObject = PyList_GetItem(dirMain, i);
       name = PyString_AsString(tempObject);
       tempObject = PyObject_GetAttrString( object, name.c_str() );
       attrType = tempObject->ob_type->tp_name;
 
       strTempObject = PyObject_Repr(tempObject);
       if(strTempObject && ( PyUnicode_Check(strTempObject) || PyString_Check(strTempObject) ) )
         attrValue = PyString_AsString(strTempObject);
       else
         attrValue = "";
 
       mitk::PythonVariable var;
       var.m_Name = name;
       var.m_Value = attrValue;
       var.m_Type = attrType;
       list.push_back(var);
     }
   }
 
   return list;
 }
 
 bool mitk::PythonService::DoesVariableExist(const std::string& name) const
 {
   bool varExists = false;
 
   std::vector<mitk::PythonVariable> allVars = this->GetVariableStack();
   for(unsigned int i = 0; i< allVars.size(); i++)
   {
     if( allVars.at(i).m_Name == name )
     {
       varExists = true;
       break;
     }
   }
 
   return varExists;
 }
 
 void mitk::PythonService::AddPythonCommandObserver(mitk::PythonCommandObserver *observer)
 {
     if(!m_Observer.contains(observer))
         m_Observer.append(observer);
 }
 
 void mitk::PythonService::RemovePythonCommandObserver(mitk::PythonCommandObserver *observer)
 {
     m_Observer.removeOne(observer);
 }
 
 void mitk::PythonService::NotifyObserver(const std::string &command)
 {
   MITK_DEBUG("mitk::PythonService") << "number of observer " << m_Observer.size();
     for( int i=0; i< m_Observer.size(); ++i )
     {
         m_Observer.at(i)->CommandExecuted(command);
     }
 }
 
 QString mitk::PythonService::GetTempDataFileName(const std::string& ext) const
 {
     QString tmpFolder = QDir::tempPath();
     QString fileName = tmpFolder + QDir::separator() + m_TmpDataFileName + QString::fromStdString(ext);
     return fileName;
 }
 
 bool mitk::PythonService::CopyToPythonAsSimpleItkImage(mitk::Image *image, const std::string &stdvarName)
 {
   QString varName = QString::fromStdString( stdvarName );
   QString command;
   unsigned int* imgDim = image->GetDimensions();
   int npy_nd = 1;
   npy_intp* npy_dims = new npy_intp[1];
   npy_dims[0] = imgDim[0] * imgDim[1] * imgDim[2];
   // access python module
   PyObject *pyMod = PyImport_AddModule((char*)"__main__");
   // global dictionarry
   PyObject *pyDict = PyModule_GetDict(pyMod);
   const mitk::Vector3D spacing = image->GetGeometry()->GetSpacing();
   const mitk::Point3D origin = image->GetGeometry()->GetOrigin();
   mitk::PixelType pixelType = image->GetPixelType();
   itk::ImageIOBase::IOPixelType ioPixelType = image->GetPixelType().GetPixelType();
   PyObject* npyArray = NULL;
   mitk::ImageReadAccessor racc(image);
   void* array = (void*) racc.GetData();
 
   // default pixeltype: unsigned short
   NPY_TYPES npy_type  = NPY_USHORT;
   std::string sitk_type = "sitkUInt8";
   if( ioPixelType == itk::ImageIOBase::SCALAR )
   {
     if( pixelType.GetComponentType() == itk::ImageIOBase::DOUBLE ) {
       npy_type = NPY_DOUBLE;
       sitk_type = "sitkFloat64";
     } else if( pixelType.GetComponentType() == itk::ImageIOBase::FLOAT ) {
       npy_type = NPY_FLOAT;
       sitk_type = "sitkFloat32";
     } else if( pixelType.GetComponentType() == itk::ImageIOBase::SHORT) {
       npy_type = NPY_SHORT;
       sitk_type = "sitkInt16";
     } else if( pixelType.GetComponentType() == itk::ImageIOBase::CHAR ) {
       npy_type = NPY_BYTE;
       sitk_type = "sitkInt8";
     } else if( pixelType.GetComponentType() == itk::ImageIOBase::INT ) {
       npy_type = NPY_INT;
       sitk_type = "sitkInt32";
     } else if( pixelType.GetComponentType() == itk::ImageIOBase::LONG ) {
       npy_type = NPY_LONG;
       sitk_type = "sitkInt64";
     } else if( pixelType.GetComponentType() == itk::ImageIOBase::UCHAR ) {
       npy_type = NPY_UBYTE;
       sitk_type = "sitkUInt8";
     } else if( pixelType.GetComponentType() == itk::ImageIOBase::UINT ) {
       npy_type = NPY_UINT;
       sitk_type = "sitkUInt32";
     } else if( pixelType.GetComponentType() == itk::ImageIOBase::ULONG ) {
       npy_type = NPY_LONG;
       sitk_type = "sitkUInt64";
     } else if( pixelType.GetComponentType() == itk::ImageIOBase::USHORT ) {
       npy_type = NPY_USHORT;
       sitk_type = "sitkUInt16";
     }
   } else {
     MITK_WARN << "not a scalar pixeltype";
     return false;
   }
 
   // creating numpy array
   import_array1 (true);
   npyArray = PyArray_SimpleNewFromData(npy_nd,npy_dims,npy_type,array);
 
   // add temp array it to the python dictionary to access it in python code
   const int status = PyDict_SetItemString( pyDict,QString("%1_numpy_array")
                                            .arg(varName).toStdString().c_str(),
                                            npyArray );
 
   // sanity check
   if ( status != 0 )
     return false;
 
   command.append( QString("%1 = sitk.Image(%2,%3,%4,sitk.%5)\n").arg(varName)
                   .arg(QString::number(imgDim[0]))
                   .arg(QString::number(imgDim[1]))
                   .arg(QString::number(imgDim[2]))
                   .arg(QString(sitk_type.c_str())) );
   command.append( QString("%1.SetSpacing([%2,%3,%4])\n").arg(varName)
                   .arg(QString::number(spacing[0]))
                   .arg(QString::number(spacing[1]))
                   .arg(QString::number(spacing[2])) );
   command.append( QString("%1.SetOrigin([%2,%3,%4])\n").arg(varName)
                   .arg(QString::number(origin[0]))
                   .arg(QString::number(origin[1]))
                   .arg(QString::number(origin[2])) );
-  command.append( QString("sitk._SetImageFromArray(%1_numpy_array,%1)\n").arg(varName) );
+  // directly access the cpp api from the lib
+  command.append( QString("_SimpleITK._SetImageFromArray(%1_numpy_array,%1)\n").arg(varName) );
   command.append( QString("del %1_numpy_array").arg(varName) );
 
   MITK_DEBUG("PythonService") << "Issuing python command " << command.toStdString();
   this->Execute( command.toStdString(), IPythonService::MULTI_LINE_COMMAND );
 
   return true;
 }
 
 mitk::Image::Pointer mitk::PythonService::CopySimpleItkImageFromPython(const std::string &stdvarName)
 {
   double*ds = NULL;
   // access python module
   PyObject *pyMod = PyImport_AddModule((char*)"__main__");
   // global dictionarry
   PyObject *pyDict = PyModule_GetDict(pyMod);
   mitk::Image::Pointer mitkImage = mitk::Image::New();
   mitk::Vector3D spacing;
   mitk::Point3D origin;
   QString command;
   QString varName = QString::fromStdString( stdvarName );
 
   command.append( QString("%1_numpy_array = sitk.GetArrayFromImage(%1)\n").arg(varName) );
   command.append( QString("%1_spacing = numpy.asarray(%1.GetSpacing())\n").arg(varName) );
   command.append( QString("%1_origin = numpy.asarray(%1.GetOrigin())\n").arg(varName) );
   command.append( QString("%1_dtype = %1_numpy_array.dtype.name").arg(varName) );
 
   MITK_DEBUG("PythonService") << "Issuing python command " << command.toStdString();
   this->Execute(command.toStdString(), IPythonService::MULTI_LINE_COMMAND );
 
   PyObject* py_dtype = PyDict_GetItemString(pyDict,QString("%1_dtype").arg(varName).toStdString().c_str() );
   std::string dtype = PyString_AsString(py_dtype);
   PyArrayObject* py_data = (PyArrayObject*) PyDict_GetItemString(pyDict,QString("%1_numpy_array").arg(varName).toStdString().c_str() );
   PyArrayObject* py_spacing = (PyArrayObject*) PyDict_GetItemString(pyDict,QString("%1_spacing").arg(varName).toStdString().c_str() );
   PyArrayObject* py_origin = (PyArrayObject*) PyDict_GetItemString(pyDict,QString("%1_origin").arg(varName).toStdString().c_str() );
 
   size_t sz = sizeof(short);
   mitk::PixelType pixelType = MakeScalarPixelType<short>();
   if( dtype.compare("float64") == 0   ) {
     pixelType = MakeScalarPixelType<double>();
     sz = sizeof(double);
   } else if( dtype.compare("float32") == 0 ) {
     pixelType = MakeScalarPixelType<float>();
     sz = sizeof(float);
   } else if( dtype.compare("int16") == 0) {
     pixelType = MakeScalarPixelType<short>();
     sz = sizeof(short);
   } else if( dtype.compare("int8") == 0 ) {
     pixelType = MakeScalarPixelType<char>();
     sz = sizeof(char);
   } else if( dtype.compare("int32") == 0 ) {
     pixelType = MakeScalarPixelType<int>();
     sz = sizeof(int);
   } else if( dtype.compare("int64") == 0 ) {
     pixelType = MakeScalarPixelType<long>();
     sz = sizeof(long);
   } else if( dtype.compare("uint8") == 0 ) {
     pixelType = MakeScalarPixelType<unsigned char>();
     sz = sizeof(unsigned char);
   } else if( dtype.compare("uint32") == 0 ) {
     pixelType = MakeScalarPixelType<unsigned int>();
     sz = sizeof(unsigned int);
   } else if( dtype.compare("uint64") == 0 ) {
     pixelType = MakeScalarPixelType<unsigned long>();
     sz = sizeof(unsigned long);
   } else if( dtype.compare("uint16") == 0 ) {
     pixelType = MakeScalarPixelType<unsigned short>();
     sz = sizeof(unsigned short);
   }
 
   unsigned int* dimensions = new unsigned int[py_data->nd];
   // fill backwards , nd data saves dimensions in opposite direction
   for( int i = 0; i < py_data->nd; ++i )
   {
     dimensions[i] = py_data->dimensions[py_data->nd - 1 - i];
     sz *= dimensions[i];
   }
 
   mitkImage->Initialize(pixelType, py_data->nd, dimensions);
 
   // copy data
   mitk::ImageWriteAccessor iwa(mitkImage);
   memcpy( iwa.GetData(), py_data->data, sz);
 
   ds = (double*)py_spacing->data;
   spacing[0] = ds[0];
   spacing[1] = ds[1];
   spacing[2] = ds[2];
   mitkImage->GetGeometry()->SetSpacing(spacing);
 
   ds = (double*)py_origin->data;
   origin[0] = ds[0];
   origin[1] = ds[1];
   origin[2] = ds[2];
   mitkImage->GetGeometry()->SetOrigin(origin);
 
   // cleanup
   command.clear();
   command.append( QString("del %1_numpy_array\n").arg(varName) );
   command.append( QString("del %1_dtype\n").arg(varName) );
   command.append( QString("del %1_spacing\n").arg(varName) );
   command.append( QString("del %1_origin").arg(varName) );
   MITK_DEBUG("PythonService") << "Issuing python command " << command.toStdString();
   this->Execute(command.toStdString(), IPythonService::MULTI_LINE_COMMAND );
 
   delete[] dimensions;
 
   return mitkImage;
 }
 
 bool mitk::PythonService::CopyToPythonAsCvImage( mitk::Image* image, const std::string& stdvarName )
 {
   QString varName = QString::fromStdString( stdvarName );
 
   bool convert = false;
   if(image->GetDimension() != 2)
   {
     MITK_ERROR << "Only 2D images allowed for OpenCV images";
     return convert;
   }
 
   // try to save mitk image
   QString fileName = this->GetTempDataFileName( ".bmp" );
   fileName = QDir::fromNativeSeparators( fileName );
   MITK_DEBUG("PythonService") << "Saving temporary file " << fileName.toStdString();
   if( !mitk::IOUtil::SaveImage(image, fileName.toStdString()) )
   {
     MITK_ERROR << "Temporary file " << fileName.toStdString() << " could not be created.";
     return convert;
   }
 
   QString command;
 
   command.append( QString("%1 = cv2.imread(\"%2\")\n") .arg( varName ).arg( fileName ) );
   MITK_DEBUG("PythonService") << "Issuing python command " << command.toStdString();
   this->Execute(command.toStdString(), IPythonService::MULTI_LINE_COMMAND );
 
   MITK_DEBUG("PythonService") << "Removing file " << fileName.toStdString();
   QFile file(fileName);
   file.remove();
   convert = true;
   return convert;
 }
 
 mitk::Image::Pointer mitk::PythonService::CopyCvImageFromPython( const std::string& stdvarName )
 {
   QString varName = QString::fromStdString( stdvarName );
 
   mitk::Image::Pointer mitkImage;
   QString command;
   QString fileName = GetTempDataFileName( ".bmp" );
   fileName = QDir::fromNativeSeparators( fileName );
 
   MITK_DEBUG("PythonService") << "run python command to save image with opencv to " << fileName.toStdString();
 
   command.append( QString( "cv2.imwrite(\"%1\", %2)\n").arg( fileName ).arg( varName ) );
 
   MITK_DEBUG("PythonService") << "Issuing python command " << command.toStdString();
   this->Execute(command.toStdString(), IPythonService::MULTI_LINE_COMMAND );
 
   try
   {
       MITK_DEBUG("PythonService") << "Loading temporary file " << fileName.toStdString() << " as MITK image";
       mitkImage = mitk::IOUtil::LoadImage( fileName.toStdString() );
   }
   catch(std::exception& e)
   {
     MITK_ERROR << e.what();
   }
 
   QFile file(fileName);
   if( file.exists() )
   {
       MITK_DEBUG("PythonService") << "Removing temporary file " << fileName.toStdString();
       file.remove();
   }
 
   return mitkImage;
 }
 
 ctkAbstractPythonManager *mitk::PythonService::GetPythonManager()
 {
   return &m_PythonManager;
 }
 
 mitk::Surface::Pointer mitk::PythonService::CopyVtkPolyDataFromPython( const std::string& stdvarName )
 {
   // access python module
   PyObject *pyMod = PyImport_AddModule((char*)"__main__");
   // global dictionarry
   PyObject *pyDict = PyModule_GetDict(pyMod);
   // python memory address
   PyObject *pyAddr = NULL;
   // cpp address
   size_t addr = 0;
   mitk::Surface::Pointer surface = mitk::Surface::New();
   QString command;
   QString varName = QString::fromStdString( stdvarName );
 
   command.append( QString("%1_addr_str = %1.GetAddressAsString(\"vtkPolyData\")\n").arg(varName) );
   // remove 0x from the address
   command.append( QString("%1_addr = int(%1_addr_str[5:],16)").arg(varName) );
 
   MITK_DEBUG("PythonService") << "Issuing python command " << command.toStdString();
   this->Execute(command.toStdString(), IPythonService::MULTI_LINE_COMMAND );
 
   // get address of the object
   pyAddr = PyDict_GetItemString(pyDict,QString("%1_addr").arg(varName).toStdString().c_str());
 
   // convert to long
   addr = PyInt_AsLong(pyAddr);
 
   MITK_DEBUG << "Python object address: " << addr;
 
   // get the object
   vtkPolyData* poly = (vtkPolyData*)((void*)addr);
   surface->SetVtkPolyData(poly);
 
   // delete helper variables from python stack
   command = "";
   command.append( QString("del %1_addr_str\n").arg(varName) );
   command.append( QString("del %1_addr").arg(varName) );
 
   MITK_DEBUG("PythonService") << "Issuing python command " << command.toStdString();
   this->Execute(command.toStdString(), IPythonService::MULTI_LINE_COMMAND );
 
   return surface;
 }
 
 bool mitk::PythonService::CopyToPythonAsVtkPolyData( mitk::Surface* surface, const std::string& stdvarName )
 {
   QString varName = QString::fromStdString( stdvarName );
   std::ostringstream oss;
   std::string addr = "";
   QString command;
   QString address;
 
   oss << (void*) ( surface->GetVtkPolyData() );
 
   // get the address
   addr = oss.str();
 
   // remove "0x"
   address = QString::fromStdString(addr.substr(2));
 
   command.append( QString("%1 = vtk.vtkPolyData(\"%2\")\n").arg(varName).arg(address) );
 
   MITK_DEBUG("PythonService") << "Issuing python command " << command.toStdString();
   this->Execute(command.toStdString(), IPythonService::MULTI_LINE_COMMAND );
 
   return true;
 }
 
 bool mitk::PythonService::IsSimpleItkPythonWrappingAvailable()
 {
   this->Execute( "import SimpleITK as sitk\n", IPythonService::SINGLE_LINE_COMMAND );
-  //this->Execute( "import itk\n", IPythonService::SINGLE_LINE_COMMAND );
-  //this->Execute( "print \"Using ITK version \" + itk.Version.GetITKVersion()\n", IPythonService::SINGLE_LINE_COMMAND );
-
+  // directly access cpp lib
+  this->Execute( "import _SimpleITK\n", IPythonService::SINGLE_LINE_COMMAND );
   m_ItkWrappingAvailable = !this->PythonErrorOccured();
 
   // check for numpy
   this->Execute( "import numpy\n", IPythonService::SINGLE_LINE_COMMAND );
 
   if ( this->PythonErrorOccured() )
     MITK_ERROR << "Numpy not found.";
 
   m_ItkWrappingAvailable = !this->PythonErrorOccured();
 
   return m_ItkWrappingAvailable;
 }
 
 bool mitk::PythonService::IsOpenCvPythonWrappingAvailable()
 {
   this->Execute( "import cv2\n", IPythonService::SINGLE_LINE_COMMAND );
   m_OpenCVWrappingAvailable = !this->PythonErrorOccured();
 
   return m_OpenCVWrappingAvailable;
 }
 
 bool mitk::PythonService::IsVtkPythonWrappingAvailable()
 {
   this->Execute( "import vtk", IPythonService::SINGLE_LINE_COMMAND );
   //this->Execute( "print \"Using VTK version \" + vtk.vtkVersion.GetVTKVersion()\n", IPythonService::SINGLE_LINE_COMMAND );
   m_VtkWrappingAvailable = !this->PythonErrorOccured();
 
   return m_VtkWrappingAvailable;
 }
 
 bool mitk::PythonService::PythonErrorOccured() const
 {
   return m_ErrorOccured;
 }