def streamlines(dataset, vectors=None, source_center=None,
                    source_radius=None, n_points=100,
                    integrator_type=45, integration_direction='both',
                    surface_streamlines=False, initial_step_length=0.5,
                    step_unit='cl', min_step_length=0.01, max_step_length=1.0,
                    max_steps=2000, terminal_speed=1e-12, max_error=1e-6,
                    max_time=None, compute_vorticity=True, rotation_scale=1.0,
                    interpolator_type='point', start_position=(0.0, 0.0, 0.0),
                    return_source=False):
        """Integrate a vector field to generate streamlines. The integration is
        performed using a specified integrator, by default Runge-Kutta2.
        This supports integration through any type of dataset.
        Thus if the dataset contains 2D cells like polygons or triangles, the
        integration is constrained to lie on the surface defined by 2D cells.

        This produces polylines as the output, with each cell
        (i.e., polyline) representing a streamline. The attribute values
        associated with each streamline are stored in the cell data, whereas
        those associated with streamline-points are stored in the point data.

        This uses a Sphere as the source - set it's location and radius via
        the ``source_center`` and ``source_radius`` keyword arguments.
        You can retrieve the source as :class:`vtki.PolyData` by specifying
        ``return_source=True``.

        Parameters
        ----------
        vectors : str
            The string name of the active vector field to integrate across

        source_center : tuple(float)
            Length 3 tuple of floats defining the center of the source
            particles. Defaults to the center of the dataset

        source_radius : float
            Float radius of the source particle cloud. Defaults to one-tenth of
            the diagonal of the dataset's spatial extent

        n_points : int
            Number of particles present in source sphere

        integrator_type : int
            The integrator type to be used for streamline generation.
            The default is Runge-Kutta45. The recognized solvers are:
            RUNGE_KUTTA2 (``2``),  RUNGE_KUTTA4 (``4``), and RUNGE_KUTTA45
            (``45``). Options are ``2``, ``4``, or ``45``. Default is ``45``.

        integration_direction : str
            Specify whether the streamline is integrated in the upstream or
            downstream directions (or both). Options are ``'both'``,
            ``'backward'``, or ``'forward'``.

        surface_streamlines : bool
            Compute streamlines on a surface. Default ``False``

        initial_step_length : float
            Initial step size used for line integration, expressed ib length
            unitsL or cell length units (see ``step_unit`` parameter).
            either the starting size for an adaptive integrator, e.g., RK45, or
            the constant / fixed size for non-adaptive ones, i.e., RK2 and RK4)

        step_unit : str
            Uniform integration step unit. The valid unit is now limited to
            only LENGTH_UNIT (``'l'``) and CELL_LENGTH_UNIT (``'cl'``).
            Default is CELL_LENGTH_UNIT: ``'cl'``.

        min_step_length : float
            Minimum step size used for line integration, expressed in length or
            cell length units. Only valid for an adaptive integrator, e.g., RK45

        max_step_length : float
            Maxmimum step size used for line integration, expressed in length or
            cell length units. Only valid for an adaptive integrator, e.g., RK45

        max_steps : int
            Maximum number of steps for integrating a streamline.
            Defaults to ``2000``

        terminal_speed : float
            Terminal speed value, below which integration is terminated.

        max_error : float
            Maximum error tolerated throughout streamline integration.

        max_time : float
            Specify the maximum length of a streamline expressed in LENGTH_UNIT.

        compute_vorticity : bool
            Vorticity computation at streamline points (necessary for generating
            proper stream-ribbons using the ``vtkRibbonFilter``.

        interpolator_type : str
            Set the type of the velocity field interpolator to locate cells
            during streamline integration either by points or cells.
            The cell locator is more robust then the point locator. Options
            are ``'point'`` or ``'cell'`` (abreviations of ``'p'`` and ``'c'``
            are also supported).

        rotation_scale : float
            This can be used to scale the rate with which the streamribbons
            twist. The default is 1.

        start_position : tuple(float)
            Set the start position. Default is ``(0.0, 0.0, 0.0)``

        return_source : bool
            Return the source particles as :class:`vtki.PolyData` as well as the
            streamlines. This will be the second value returned if ``True``.
        """
        integration_direction = str(integration_direction).strip().lower()
        if integration_direction not in ['both', 'back', 'backward', 'forward']:
            raise RuntimeError("integration direction must be one of: 'backward', 'forward', or 'both' - not '{}'.".format(integration_direction))
        if integrator_type not in [2, 4, 45]:
            raise RuntimeError('integrator type must be one of `2`, `4`, or `45`.')
        if interpolator_type not in ['c', 'cell', 'p', 'point']:
            raise RuntimeError("interpolator type must be either 'cell' or 'point'")
        if step_unit not in ['l', 'cl']:
            raise RuntimeError("step unit must be either 'l' or 'cl'")
        step_unit = {'cl':vtk.vtkStreamTracer.CELL_LENGTH_UNIT,
                     'l':vtk.vtkStreamTracer.LENGTH_UNIT}[step_unit]
        if isinstance(vectors, str):
            dataset.set_active_scalar(vectors)
            dataset.set_active_vectors(vectors)
        if max_time is None:
            max_velocity = dataset.get_data_range()[-1]
            max_time = 4.0 * dataset.GetLength() / max_velocity
        # Generate the source
        if source_center is None:
            source_center = dataset.center
        if source_radius is None:
            source_radius = dataset.length / 10.0
        source = vtk.vtkPointSource()
        source.SetNumberOfPoints(n_points);
        source.SetCenter(source_center);
        source.SetRadius(source_radius);
        # Build the algorithm
        alg = vtk.vtkStreamTracer()
        # Inputs
        alg.SetInputDataObject(dataset)
        # NOTE: not sure why we can't pass a PolyData object
        #       setting the connection is the only I could get it to work
        alg.SetSourceConnection(source.GetOutputPort())
        # general parameters
        alg.SetComputeVorticity(compute_vorticity)
        alg.SetInitialIntegrationStep(initial_step_length)
        alg.SetIntegrationStepUnit(step_unit)
        alg.SetMaximumError(max_error)
        alg.SetMaximumIntegrationStep(max_step_length)
        alg.SetMaximumNumberOfSteps(max_steps)
        alg.SetMaximumPropagation(max_time)
        alg.SetMinimumIntegrationStep(min_step_length)
        alg.SetRotationScale(rotation_scale)
        alg.SetStartPosition(start_position)
        alg.SetSurfaceStreamlines(surface_streamlines)
        alg.SetTerminalSpeed(terminal_speed)
        # Model parameters
        if integration_direction == 'forward':
            alg.SetIntegrationDirectionToForward()
        elif integration_direction in ['backward', 'back']:
            alg.SetIntegrationDirectionToBackward()
        else:
            alg.SetIntegrationDirectionToBoth()
        # set integrator type
        if integrator_type == 2:
            alg.SetIntegratorTypeToRungeKutta2()
        elif integrator_type == 4:
            alg.SetIntegratorTypeToRungeKutta4()
        else:
            alg.SetIntegratorTypeToRungeKutta45()
        # set interpolator type
        if interpolator_type in ['c', 'cell']:
            alg.SetInterpolatorTypeToCellLocator()
        else:
            alg.SetInterpolatorTypeToDataSetPointLocator()
        # run the algorithm
        alg.Update()
        output = _get_output(alg)
        if return_source:
            source.Update()
            src = vtki.wrap(source.GetOutput())
            return output, src
        return output
Integrate a vector field to generate streamlines. The integration is
        performed using a specified integrator, by default Runge-Kutta2.
        This supports integration through any type of dataset.
        Thus if the dataset contains 2D cells like polygons or triangles, the
        integration is constrained to lie on the surface defined by 2D cells.

        This produces polylines as the output, with each cell
        (i.e., polyline) representing a streamline. The attribute values
        associated with each streamline are stored in the cell data, whereas
        those associated with streamline-points are stored in the point data.

        This uses a Sphere as the source - set it's location and radius via
        the ``source_center`` and ``source_radius`` keyword arguments.
        You can retrieve the source as :class:`vtki.PolyData` by specifying
        ``return_source=True``.

        Parameters
        ----------
        vectors : str
            The string name of the active vector field to integrate across

        source_center : tuple(float)
            Length 3 tuple of floats defining the center of the source
            particles. Defaults to the center of the dataset

        source_radius : float
            Float radius of the source particle cloud. Defaults to one-tenth of
            the diagonal of the dataset's spatial extent

        n_points : int
            Number of particles present in source sphere

        integrator_type : int
            The integrator type to be used for streamline generation.
            The default is Runge-Kutta45. The recognized solvers are:
            RUNGE_KUTTA2 (``2``),  RUNGE_KUTTA4 (``4``), and RUNGE_KUTTA45
            (``45``). Options are ``2``, ``4``, or ``45``. Default is ``45``.

        integration_direction : str
            Specify whether the streamline is integrated in the upstream or
            downstream directions (or both). Options are ``'both'``,
            ``'backward'``, or ``'forward'``.

        surface_streamlines : bool
            Compute streamlines on a surface. Default ``False``

        initial_step_length : float
            Initial step size used for line integration, expressed ib length
            unitsL or cell length units (see ``step_unit`` parameter).
            either the starting size for an adaptive integrator, e.g., RK45, or
            the constant / fixed size for non-adaptive ones, i.e., RK2 and RK4)

        step_unit : str
            Uniform integration step unit. The valid unit is now limited to
            only LENGTH_UNIT (``'l'``) and CELL_LENGTH_UNIT (``'cl'``).
            Default is CELL_LENGTH_UNIT: ``'cl'``.

        min_step_length : float
            Minimum step size used for line integration, expressed in length or
            cell length units. Only valid for an adaptive integrator, e.g., RK45

        max_step_length : float
            Maxmimum step size used for line integration, expressed in length or
            cell length units. Only valid for an adaptive integrator, e.g., RK45

        max_steps : int
            Maximum number of steps for integrating a streamline.
            Defaults to ``2000``

        terminal_speed : float
            Terminal speed value, below which integration is terminated.

        max_error : float
            Maximum error tolerated throughout streamline integration.

        max_time : float
            Specify the maximum length of a streamline expressed in LENGTH_UNIT.

        compute_vorticity : bool
            Vorticity computation at streamline points (necessary for generating
            proper stream-ribbons using the ``vtkRibbonFilter``.

        interpolator_type : str
            Set the type of the velocity field interpolator to locate cells
            during streamline integration either by points or cells.
            The cell locator is more robust then the point locator. Options
            are ``'point'`` or ``'cell'`` (abreviations of ``'p'`` and ``'c'``
            are also supported).

        rotation_scale : float
            This can be used to scale the rate with which the streamribbons
            twist. The default is 1.

        start_position : tuple(float)
            Set the start position. Default is ``(0.0, 0.0, 0.0)``

        return_source : bool
            Return the source particles as :class:`vtki.PolyData` as well as the
            streamlines. This will be the second value returned if ``True``.