Cannot use a custom XML for the ServerContext

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Description of the bug

Creating a dpf.ServerContext with a custom xml path does not work.

Steps To Reproduce

import ansys.dpf.core as dpf
from pathlib import Path


xml_path = Path(DEFAULT_ANSYS_PATH) / "dpf" / "utilities" / "DpfCustomDefined.xml"
server_context = dpf.server_context.ServerContext(xml_path=str(xml_path))
print(server_context)
server = dpf.start_local_server(config=config_server_type, context=server_context)
print(server.plugins)

The above should only show grpc loaded

Which Operating System causes the issue?

Windows

Which DPF/Ansys version are you using?

Ansys 2026 R1

Which Python version causes the issue?

3.13

Installed packages

NA