#!/usr/bin/env python
import vtk
    
def main():
    g = vtk.vtkMutableDirectedGraph()
    
    v1 = g.AddVertex()
    v2 = g.AddVertex()
    v3 = g.AddVertex()
    
    g.AddEdge ( v1, v2 )
    g.AddEdge ( v2, v3 )
    g.AddEdge ( v3, v1 )
    
    # Do layout manually before handing graph to the view.
    # This allows us to know the positions of edge arrows.
    graphLayoutView = vtk.vtkGraphLayoutView()
    
    layout = vtk.vtkGraphLayout()
    strategy = vtk.vtkSimple2DLayoutStrategy()
    layout.SetInputData(g)
    layout.SetLayoutStrategy(strategy)
   
    # Tell the view to use the vertex layout we provide
    graphLayoutView.SetLayoutStrategyToPassThrough()
    # The arrows will be positioned on a straight line between two
    # vertices so tell the view not to draw arcs for parallel edges
    graphLayoutView.SetEdgeLayoutStrategyToPassThrough()
    
    # Add the graph to the view. This will render vertices and edges,
    # but not edge arrows.
    graphLayoutView.AddRepresentationFromInputConnection(layout.GetOutputPort())
    
    # Manually create an actor containing the glyphed arrows.
    graphToPoly = vtk.vtkGraphToPolyData()
    graphToPoly.SetInputConnection(layout.GetOutputPort())
    graphToPoly.EdgeGlyphOutputOn()
    
    # Set the position (0: edge start, 1: edge end) where
    # the edge arrows should go.
    graphToPoly.SetEdgeGlyphPosition(0.98)
    
    # Make a simple edge arrow for glyphing.
    arrowSource = vtk.vtkGlyphSource2D()
    arrowSource.SetGlyphTypeToEdgeArrow()
    arrowSource.SetScale(0.1)
    arrowSource.Update()
    
    # Use Glyph3D to repeat the glyph on all edges.
    arrowGlyph = vtk.vtkGlyph3D()
    arrowGlyph.SetInputConnection(0, graphToPoly.GetOutputPort(1))
    arrowGlyph.SetInputConnection(1, arrowSource.GetOutputPort())
    
    # Add the edge arrow actor to the view.
    arrowMapper = vtk.vtkPolyDataMapper()
    arrowMapper.SetInputConnection(arrowGlyph.GetOutputPort())
    arrowActor = vtk.vtkActor()
    arrowActor.SetMapper(arrowMapper)
    graphLayoutView.GetRenderer().AddActor(arrowActor)
    
    graphLayoutView.ResetCamera()
    graphLayoutView.Render()
    graphLayoutView.GetInteractor().Start()

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()

Create VisualizeDirectedGraph.py