# Fedora dnf python3-vtk version is almost three years old

**URL:** https://discourse.vtk.org/t/fedora-dnf-python3-vtk-version-is-almost-three-years-old/16249
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [January 20, 2026, 2:50pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/fedora-dnf-python3-vtk-version-is-almost-three-years-old/16249 "2026-01-20T14:50:30Z")
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### Author: ![PhilipDeegan](https://discourse.vtk.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@PhilipDeegan](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/PhilipDeegan)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2026, 2:50pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/fedora-dnf-python3-vtk-version-is-almost-three-years-old/16249/1 "2026-01-20T14:50:31Z")

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Hi,

Just wondering if you advise to use the pip version of python3-vtk, rather than the one from dnf which seems to be a bit old at this point.

[https://packages.fedoraproject.org/pkgs/vtk/python3-vtk/fedora-43.html](https://packages.fedoraproject.org/pkgs/vtk/python3-vtk/fedora-43.html)  
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Thanks

by the by, I don’t like this automatic link expansion

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### Author: ![ben.boeckel](https://discourse.vtk.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@ben.boeckel](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/ben.boeckel)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2026, 3:13pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/fedora-dnf-python3-vtk-version-is-almost-three-years-old/16249/2 "2026-01-20T15:13:23Z")

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Kitware does not maintain the Fedora package (though @opoplawski is involved and we answer questions as we can).

If you only need the Python interfaces, then the wheel should be suitable.

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### Author: ![PhilipDeegan](https://discourse.vtk.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@PhilipDeegan](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/PhilipDeegan)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2026, 3:22pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/fedora-dnf-python3-vtk-version-is-almost-three-years-old/16249/3 "2026-01-20T15:22:31Z")

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Ah ok good to know

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### Author: ![opoplawski](https://discourse.vtk.org/user_avatar/discourse.vtk.org/opoplawski/32/321_2.png) [@opoplawski](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/opoplawski)
#### Post date: [January 22, 2026, 12:39am UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/fedora-dnf-python3-vtk-version-is-almost-three-years-old/16249/4 "2026-01-22T00:39:40Z")

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Updating vtk in Fedora is a heavy task and I’m overloaded. F44 will have 9.5.2. It’s also not possible to do an update in a stable release (at least that I’m aware of).