# MATPARTITIONINGPTSCOTCH
Creates a partitioning context that uses the external package SCOTCH. 


## Note
See http://www.labri.fr/perso/pelegrin/scotch/


## See Also
 `MatPartitioningSetType()`, `MatPartitioningType`, `MatPartitioningPTScotchSetImbalance()`, `MatPartitioningPTScotchGetImbalance()`,
`MatPartitioningPTScotchSetStrategy()`, `MatPartitioningPTScotchGetStrategy()`

## Level
beginner

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/mat/partition/impls/scotch/scotch.c.html#MATPARTITIONINGPTSCOTCH">src/mat/partition/impls/scotch/scotch.c</A>


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