# How to import python 3.7 into Processing

**URL:** https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-import-python-3-7-into-processing/19576
**Category:** Processing.py
**Tags:** homework
**Created:** [April 9, 2020, 11:19am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-import-python-3-7-into-processing/19576 "2020-04-09T11:19:41Z")
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### Author: ![Upchanges](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/839c29/32.png) [@Upchanges](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Upchanges)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2020, 11:19am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-import-python-3-7-into-processing/19576/1 "2020-04-09T11:19:42Z")

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I think I’m using python 2 for my current Processing app on my Mac.  
I have been trying to import python 3.7 but I couldn’t find out how to do it.  
I would greatly appreciate if someone could help me. Thank you!

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### Author: ![Upchanges](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/839c29/32.png) [@Upchanges](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Upchanges)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2020, 12:09pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-import-python-3-7-into-processing/19576/2 "2020-04-09T12:09:36Z")

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Could anyone please help me?..

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Welcome! You’ve installed Python mode but you still need to select it from the drop-down menu.

1. Install (done)  

2. Select Python mode  

3. Check that it’s activated (top right)  

4. Profit  

Check out the [Processing.py tutorials](https://py.processing.org/tutorials/gettingstarted/) for more information.

One tidbit about Python mode is that it’s actually based on an _implementation_ of the Python 2 language called [Jython](https://www.jython.org/).

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#### Post date: [May 9, 2020, 11:12pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-import-python-3-7-into-processing/19576/4 "2020-05-09T23:12:05Z")

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> [@Upchanges](#):
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> I think I’m using python 2 for my current Processing app on my Mac.  
> I have been trying to import python 3.7 but I couldn’t find out how to do it.

The Python mode that runs in PDE must be 2.7. It cannot run 3.x due to limitations in its interpreter, Jython.

If you want a Processing-like experience with full Python 3.x compatability _outside_ PDE, try using p5py:

> **[GitHub - p5py/p5: p5 is a Python package based on the core ideas of Processing.](https://github.com/p5py/p5)**
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> p5 is a Python package based on the core ideas of Processing. - GitHub - p5py/p5: p5 is a Python package based on the core ideas of Processing.

Note that it does not run on JVM, so it is not compatible with the Java mode library ecosystem.