# Should I switch from SimpleITK to Python ITK?

**URL:** <https://discourse.itk.org/t/should-i-switch-from-simpleitk-to-python-itk/1206>\
**Category:** Beginner Questions\
**Tags:** simpleitk, python\
**Created:** [August 16, 2018, 10:21pm UTC](https://discourse.itk.org/t/should-i-switch-from-simpleitk-to-python-itk/1206 "2018-08-16T22:21:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![matt.mccormick](https://discourse.itk.org/user_avatar/discourse.itk.org/matt.mccormick/32/7_2.png) [@matt.mccormick](https://discourse.itk.org/u/matt.mccormick)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2018, 9:08pm UTC](https://discourse.itk.org/t/should-i-switch-from-simpleitk-to-python-itk/1206/3 "2018-08-18T21:08:57Z")

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Investigating the `itk` Python interface is worthwhile. The latest and greatest will be available in Python packages for the upcoming ITK 5 Beta 1 release. This will include the [Pythonic interface to ITK filters and NumPy](https://discourse.itk.org/t/pythonic-interface-to-itk-filters/1106/7) @blowekamp mentioned

Additionally,

- There are a [number of Remote Module Python packages](https://pypi.org/search/?q=itk-) available.
- There is support for meshes, point sets, paths, and other data structures.
- There is [support for streamed processing](https://github.com/KitwareMedical/2018-05-30-KRSCourseInBiomedicalImageAnalysisAndVisualization/blob/master/2_Image_Filtering.ipynb), which helps process very large images on computers with limited amounts of memory.

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