# How to read VTK file

**URL:** https://discourse.vtk.org/t/how-to-read-vtk-file/7164
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** file-formats
**Created:** [November 13, 2021, 2:38am UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/how-to-read-vtk-file/7164 "2021-11-13T02:38:16Z")
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### Author: ![HungBuiTien](https://discourse.vtk.org/user_avatar/discourse.vtk.org/hungbuitien/32/4260_2.png) [@HungBuiTien](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/HungBuiTien)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2021, 2:38am UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/how-to-read-vtk-file/7164/1 "2021-11-13T02:38:16Z")

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Hello everyone, I’m a newbie with VTK. I have a VTK file (type: DATASET RECTILINEAR\_GRID). I want to read the file as a NumPy array in Python. Can anyone help me, please? Thanks in advance. This is my vtk file: [Example.vtk - Google Drive](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DTsr6XhiZkImVpfJ8_lKb2P4FzKKuPSA/view?usp=sharing)