# ITKPolarTransform now available as a Python package and Remote module

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For more information on [ITKPolarTransform](https://github.com/InsightSoftwareConsortium/ITKPolarTransform), see the Insight Journal article:

> Bican J.  
> Polar Transforms for ITK  
> The Insight Journal. July-December. 2006.  
> [Polar Transforms for ITK](http://hdl.handle.net/1926/342)  
> [Polar Transforms for ITK](http://insight-journal.org/browse/publication/130)

## Installation

### Python

Binary Python packages are available for Linux, macOS, and Windows. They can be installed with:

```auto
python -m pip install --upgrade pip
python -m pip install itk-polartransform

```

### C++

Since ITK 5.0.0, this module is available in the ITK source tree as a Remote module. To enable it, set:

```auto
Module_PolarTransform:BOOL=ON

```

in ITK’s CMake build configuration.