ImportError: No module named vtkCommonPython

Question

I am trying to install Python with VTK on my computer, but when I want to import VTK, I get an error:

import vtk 
Traceback (most recent call last): 
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Answer 1

You need to add the folder of vtkCommonPython.pyd also to the system path (like if it was a dll). See also http://www.vtk.org/Wiki/VTK/Tutorials/PythonEnvironmentSetup