# No Python in Processing 4?

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/no-python-in-processing-4/31979>\
**Category:** Processing.py\
**Created:** [August 28, 2021, 4:39am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/no-python-in-processing-4/31979 "2021-08-28T04:39:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![bcabc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6a8cbe/32.png) [@bcabc](https://discourse.processing.org/u/bcabc)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2021, 4:39am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/no-python-in-processing-4/31979/1 "2021-08-28T04:39:51Z")

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Hi there -  
I am trying to run Processing 4 with “Python Mode for Processing 3” on OSX 10.14.16.  
As of now, no example seems to work. I tried simply printing a message to the console - and no luck. I tried a clean install and got a message that said “cannot start python sketch service”. Does anyone know what the story is with this?

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**Author:** ![tabreturn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/tabreturn/32/3697_2.png) [@tabreturn](https://discourse.processing.org/u/tabreturn)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2021, 4:47am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/no-python-in-processing-4/31979/2 "2021-08-28T04:47:08Z")

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I wouldn’t recommend Python Mode (for Processing 3) running on Processing 4. If you must use Processing 4 for some reason, then you can try this unofficial version of Python Mode:  
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https://github.com/tabreturn/processing.py-for-processing-4](https://github.com/tabreturn/processing.py-for-processing-4)

But, yeah, I’d stick to Processing 3.5.4 for now.