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+from cython cimport numeric
+from libcpp.vector cimport vector
+from libcpp.string cimport string
+import os
+
+"""This file is part of the Gudhi Library. The Gudhi library
+   (Geometric Understanding in Higher Dimensions) is a generic C++
+   library for computational topology.
+
+   Author(s):       Vincent Rouvreau
+
+   Copyright (C) 2016 INRIA
+
+   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+"""
+
+__author__ = "Vincent Rouvreau"
+__copyright__ = "Copyright (C) 2016 INRIA"
+__license__ = "GPL v3"
+
+cdef extern from "Off_reader_interface.h" namespace "Gudhi":
+    vector[vector[double]] read_points_from_OFF_file(string off_file)
+
+def read_off(off_file=''):
+    """Read points from OFF file.
+
+    :param off_file: An OFF file style name.
+    :type off_file: string
+
+    :returns:  The point set.
+    :rtype: vector[vector[double]]
+    """
+    if off_file is not '':
+        if os.path.isfile(off_file):
+            return read_points_from_OFF_file(str.encode(off_file))
+        else:
+            print("file " + off_file + " not found.")
+