# New p5 (native Python) release!

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/new-p5-native-python-release/1881>\
**Category:** Processing.py\
**Created:** [July 18, 2018, 12:16pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/new-p5-native-python-release/1881 "2018-07-18T12:16:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![abhikpal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2acd7d/32.png) [@abhikpal](https://discourse.processing.org/u/abhikpal)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2018, 12:16pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/new-p5-native-python-release/1881/1 "2018-07-18T12:16:30Z")

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Hello everyone,

we’ve been working on p5 (native python) for this year’s Summer of Code as well, and we’re happy to announce the first developmental release. Take a look at the full [release here](https://github.com/p5py/p5/releases/tag/v0.4.0a1.dev2).

Feel free to test this out, make more sketches, and let us know what you think 🙂

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Abhik

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**Author:** ![kfrajer](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/kfrajer/32/196_2.png) [@kfrajer](https://discourse.processing.org/u/kfrajer)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2018, 1:55pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/new-p5-native-python-release/1881/2 "2018-07-18T13:55:23Z")

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You should add the installation link at the end of your page above. The installation link you are referring there is the one located in the [Processing.org](http://Processing.org) webpage? (Can’t access P3 webpage… firewall here sadly)

~~In a nutshell, you are using vispy instead of jython. Previous Processing Python API has mostly been preserved, but the new version solves many bugs and issues present in the older version so I understand.~~ Cool!

Kf

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**Author:** ![abhikpal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2acd7d/32.png) [@abhikpal](https://discourse.processing.org/u/abhikpal)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2018, 2:00pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/new-p5-native-python-release/1881/3 "2018-07-18T14:00:35Z")

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Ahh… sorry. Forgot to add the link there. The documentation is located here: [p5.rtfd.io](http://p5.rtfd.io) where you can also find a link to the [installation page](http://p5.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install.html).

> In a nutshell, you are using vispy instead of jython.

While that’s true. We were never using Jython in the first place. This is _not_ the Python mode for Processing but a separate Python library that we started work on last year.

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**Author:** ![kfrajer](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/kfrajer/32/196_2.png) [@kfrajer](https://discourse.processing.org/u/kfrajer)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2018, 2:08pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/new-p5-native-python-release/1881/4 "2018-07-18T14:08:53Z")

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Thxs for clarifying. I corrected my post above. So the python mode was not affected. Then, this is a library that one adds on this mode? Tbh, I am not familiar with the library but more from what I gathered from prev posts.

Kf

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**Author:** ![abhikpal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2acd7d/32.png) [@abhikpal](https://discourse.processing.org/u/abhikpal)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2018, 2:18pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/new-p5-native-python-release/1881/5 "2018-07-18T14:18:11Z")

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[This blog post](https://medium.com/processing-foundation/p5-a-python-implementation-of-the-processing-api-5f05c62db23b) summarizing last year’s summer of code might clarify some things. And if you’re interested, [here’s what we are working on for Google Summer of Code 2018](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/projects/#4911995556462592).