# MATPARTITIONINGPARTY
Creates a partitioning context via the external package Party. 


## Notes
See http://wwwcs.upb.de/fachbereich/AG/monien/RESEARCH/PART/party.html

Does not support the `MatPartitioningSetUseEdgeWeights()` option


## See Also
 `MatPartitioningSetType()`, `MatPartitioningType`, `MatPartitioningPartySetGlobal()`, `MatPartitioningPartySetLocal()`,
`MatPartitioningPartySetCoarseLevel()`, `MatPartitioningPartySetMatchOptimization()`, `MatPartitioningPartySetBipart()`

## Level
beginner

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/mat/partition/impls/party/party.c.html#MATPARTITIONINGPARTY">src/mat/partition/impls/party/party.c</A>


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