# Processing with python 3

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-with-python-3/45378>\
**Category:** Processing.py\
**Created:** [November 23, 2024, 6:33pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-with-python-3/45378 "2024-11-23T18:33:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![blindschleiche](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8edcca/32.png) [@blindschleiche](https://discourse.processing.org/u/blindschleiche)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2024, 6:33pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-with-python-3/45378/1 "2024-11-23T18:33:34Z")

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ist it possible to run processing 4 with python 3? when i check the version it workw with python 2.7.1.  
how can i change that?  
thanks for help

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**Author:** ![GoToLoop](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/gotoloop/32/86_2.png) [@GoToLoop](https://discourse.processing.org/u/GoToLoop)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2024, 7:36pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-with-python-3/45378/2 "2024-11-23T19:36:59Z")

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> [@Python Processing and Anaconda](https://discourse.processing.org/t/python-processing-and-anaconda/5986/2):
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> Processing’s Python Mode is based on Jython: exclamation For an actual Python-based solution, you may try the Processing flavor p5py instead: snake However, I’d say it’s pretty much in an alpha state yet. expressionless

> [@No module winsound](https://discourse.processing.org/t/no-module-winsound/8512/2):
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> Python Mode’s reference: [Reference](http://Py.Processing.org/reference/) is about Processing’s API (mostly the [[u]PApplet[/u]](https://processing.github.io/processing-javadocs/core/processing/core/PApplet.html) class) w/ some of the basic [Python’s API & syntax](https://docs.python.org/2/). snake Notice that Python Mode is based on Jython, which is run by Java’s VM: [Jython.org](http://Jython.org) Jython can import any Java library, plus a limited range of Python libraries: coffee[Jython.org/faq3.html](http://Jython.org/faq3.html)

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**Author:** ![villares](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/villares/32/3166_2.png) [@villares](https://discourse.processing.org/u/villares)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2024, 9:22pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-with-python-3/45378/3 "2024-11-23T21:22:47Z")

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You may also like to have a look at **py5**

[https://py5coding.org](https://py5coding.org)

There is even a category for it here at the forum: [About the py5 category](https://discourse.processing.org/t/about-the-py5-category/43622)