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I'm trying to install VTK module for python, I am however unsuccesful in doing so. I have downloaded a VTK tar-file, but I'm unable to extract it. I'm capable of extracting other tar-files, so there must be something specific with this file I suppose.

This is my error:

gzip: stdin: invalid compressed data--format violated tar: Child returned status 1 tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now

I hope somebody can help me with this.

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Which operating system are you using? –  crayzeewulf Mar 13 '13 at 19:31

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The answer depends on the operating system you are using. This will be a lot easier if you can find a package or installer for your specific operating system and/or distribution.

Linux

If you are using Linux then look for the corresponding package in the distribution's package manager. For example, on Ubuntu Linux you should be able to install it using the following command:

sudo apt-get install python-vtk

Microsoft Windows

If you are using Microsoft Windows, the easiest way would be to install Python(x,y). It comes with VTK support.

Mac OS X

If you are using Mac OS X, try installing everything via MacPorts.

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It seems that vtk now offers a python-vtk installer for Windows, linux and OSX. See their download page for mroe information. –  Nil Mar 5 '14 at 19:45
    
How about the users of virtual environements? –  Andrei Apr 19 '14 at 0:54
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http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/#vtk Try this! Works for windows !

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