How to install vtk via python pip

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When you know about this project and you want to new install vtk to support your project or you get trouble as ModuleNotFoundError: No module named "vtk" or ImportError: cannot import name "vtk" in your project, let follow this tutorial to install vtk

Installation:

Step 1: First, ensure you installed pip in your os, to check pip has been installed on your computer

In Windows (CMD):

py -m pip --version

In Unix/macOS:

python3 -m pip --version

Ensure pip, setuptools, and wheel are up to date:

In Windows (CMD):

py -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel

In Unix/macOS:

python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel

py -m pip install --user virtualenv

py -m venv test_vtk_env

test_vtk_env\Scripts\active

pip3 install virtualenv

python3 -m venv test_vtk_env

source test_vtk_env/bin/active

Step 2: OK, now, let flow below content to start the installation vtk

To install vtk on Windows(CMD):

py -m pip install vtk

To install vtk on Unix/macOs:

pip install vtk

Step 3: If you want to install a specific vtk version, add ==<vtk version> to the end command line

Example:

pip install vtk==8.1.0

Please see the version list below table:

py -m pip install vtk==9.1.0

pip install vtk==9.1.0

py -m pip install vtk==9.0.3

pip install vtk==9.0.3

py -m pip install vtk==9.0.2

pip install vtk==9.0.2

py -m pip install vtk==9.0.1

pip install vtk==9.0.1

py -m pip install vtk==9.0.0

pip install vtk==9.0.0

py -m pip install vtk==8.1.2

pip install vtk==8.1.2

py -m pip install vtk==8.1.1

pip install vtk==8.1.1

py -m pip install vtk==8.1.0

pip install vtk==8.1.0

Step 4: Otherwise, you can install vtk from local archives:

Download the distribution file from vtk-9.1.0-cp39-cp39-win_amd64.whl or the specific vtk version in the below list of distribution

After that, install by command:

On Windows(CMD):

py -m pip install <path_to_vtk_downloaded_file>

On Unix/macOs:

pip install <path_to_vtk_downloaded_file>

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