# Is a fresh install of Processing 3.5.4 and Python mode possible? (Mac OS)

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**Category:** Processing.py\
**Created:** [March 16, 2024, 1:30am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/is-a-fresh-install-of-processing-3-5-4-and-python-mode-possible-mac-os/44104 "2024-03-16T01:30:47Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 3:07am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/is-a-fresh-install-of-processing-3-5-4-and-python-mode-possible-mac-os/44104/2 "2024-03-16T03:07:14Z")

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Hi @SLG,

I’m sorry to hear of this development. Processing Python mode has no longer an active maintainer, unfortunately. This is a sad state of affairs, and I wouldn’t count on the Add Mode… / Contributions Manager way of installing it to be fixed soon. In the past I managed to copy manually the folder with the mode files to make it work with Processing 3.5.4, which can be a bit confusing for students.

My personal choice has been to abandon using Processing Python mode and to start using [Thonny IDE + py5 and the thonny-py5mode plugin](https://abav.lugaralgum.com/como-instalar-py5/index-EN.html). There can be some installation issues on Macs and Windows, but at least there is an active community around the project.

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