# from mne.channels import read\_montage replaced with what?

**URL:** <https://mne.discourse.group/t/from-mne-channels-import-read-montage-replaced-with-what/5162>\
**Category:** Support & Discussions\
**Created:** [June 26, 2022, 1:54pm UTC](https://mne.discourse.group/t/from-mne-channels-import-read-montage-replaced-with-what/5162 "2022-06-26T13:54:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![saccccccc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saccccccc](https://mne.discourse.group/u/saccccccc)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2022, 1:54pm UTC](https://mne.discourse.group/t/from-mne-channels-import-read-montage-replaced-with-what/5162/1 "2022-06-26T13:54:04Z")

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from mne.channels import read\_montage but I get an error. What was the alternative for this function?

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**Author:** ![richard](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/mne.discourse.group/richard/32/15_2.png) [@richard](https://mne.discourse.group/u/richard)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2022, 2:52pm UTC](https://mne.discourse.group/t/from-mne-channels-import-read-montage-replaced-with-what/5162/2 "2022-06-26T14:52:05Z")

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Please post the entire error message, the code you used that produced this error (ideally with a minimal working example), and which version of MNE you used.

In other words:

**⚠⚠⚠ Please don’t simply ignore our template for new topics, it’s there for a reason ⚠⚠⚠**

Thank you.