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# Using Python
VTK is available on [PyPI](https://pypi.org/) for Windows, macOS and Linux.
```
pip install vtk
```
or in a [virtual environment](https://docs.python.org/3/library/venv.html) if you want to install the package only locally instead of system-wide
::::{tab-set}
:::{tab-item} Linux
```
python -m venv ./env
source ./env/bin/activate
pip install vtk
```
:::
:::{tab-item} macOS
```
python -m venv ./env
source ./env/bin/activate
pip install vtk
```
:::
:::{tab-item} Windows
Using `PowerShell`
```
python -m venv env
.\env\Activate.ps1
pip install vtk
```
or using `cmd.exe`
```
python -m venv env
.\env\activate.bat
pip install vtk
```
:::
::::
To verify the installation try to import vtk from an interactive python environment:
```python
>>> import vtk
>>> print(vtk.__version__)
9.2.6
```
That's it ! You may now try some of the
[tutorials](https://kitware.github.io/vtk-examples/site/Python/#tutorial),
[how to guides](https://kitware.github.io/vtk-examples/site/PythonHowTo) or
[examples](https://kitware.github.io/vtk-examples/site/Python).
If you are looking for a higher-level interface to VTK in Python, you may want
to explore using [PyVista](https://docs.pyvista.org) as it exposes VTK in a
"Pythonic" manner.
If you are running the script in a Linux/Windows machine without a display or a GPU, VTK will automatically
select an appropriate OpenGL render window class. Please learn more about how you can influence the
render window selection process in [](/advanced/runtime_settings.md#opengl)
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