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networkx.drawing.nx_pydot.read_dot

read_dot(path)

Returns a NetworkX MultiGraph or MultiDiGraph from the dot file with the passed path.

If this file contains multiple graphs, only the first such graph is returned. All graphs _except_ the first are silently ignored.

Parameters

path (str or file) – Filename or file handle.

Returns

G – A MultiGraph or MultiDiGraph.

Return type

MultiGraph or MultiDiGraph

Notes

Use G = nx.Graph(read_dot(path)) to return a Graph instead of a MultiGraph.