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# scipy.io.mmread

`scipy.io.``mmread`(source)

  Reads the contents of a Matrix Market file ‘filename’ into a matrix.

  Inputs:

  > source - Matrix Market filename (extensions .mtx, .mtz.gz)
  >   or open file object.

  Outputs:

  > a - sparse or full matrix

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