# Python mode is not working

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/python-mode-is-not-working/21818>\
**Category:** Processing.py\
**Created:** [June 12, 2020, 8:01pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/python-mode-is-not-working/21818 "2020-06-12T20:01:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![glkr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8edcca/32.png) [@glkr](https://discourse.processing.org/u/glkr)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2020, 8:01pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/python-mode-is-not-working/21818/1 "2020-06-12T20:01:40Z")

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I couldn’t run Processing in Python mode. Nothing happens when I click the run button. When I click the Run, it glows green but turns gray again instantly. I deleted the program and reinstalled it, but again the same thing happened. And just Python mode is not working.  
I’m using Processing 3.5.4 for Windows.  
Python Mode: 3063  
(Sorry for my english)

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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:** [June 12, 2020, 8:48pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/python-mode-is-not-working/21818/2 "2020-06-12T20:48:50Z")

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What code are you trying to run? Do you see any errors in the console (that black area at the bottom of the Processing window)?

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**Author:** ![glkr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8edcca/32.png) [@glkr](https://discourse.processing.org/u/glkr)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2020, 4:01am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/python-mode-is-not-working/21818/3 "2020-06-13T04:01:30Z")

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I try to run this simple code **ellipse(50, 50, 80, 80)**. This code from the py.processing’s site.  
No, I don’t see any errors in the console.

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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:** [June 14, 2020, 7:06pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/python-mode-is-not-working/21818/4 "2020-06-14T19:06:38Z")

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Java mode works ok, right?

Could you try turning off wi-fi?  
Network firewall/proxy issues have created problems for Python mode in the past.

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**Author:** ![glkr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8edcca/32.png) [@glkr](https://discourse.processing.org/u/glkr)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2020, 12:36pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/python-mode-is-not-working/21818/5 "2020-06-15T12:36:38Z")

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Yes, Java mode works. Just Python mode is not working. I did what you said, but it’s still not working.

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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:** [June 15, 2020, 1:06pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/python-mode-is-not-working/21818/6 "2020-06-15T13:06:53Z")

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I feel your pain ☹

Would your username perhaps have non-ASCII characters?  
Could you try log in in as guest on Windows and try?

As a desperate measure, you might run Python mode inside this [VirtualBox.org](http://VirtualBox.org) Linux virtual machine: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mJExrCPgrwlOpSgFHQ56oJbEUGfuySKg/view](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mJExrCPgrwlOpSgFHQ56oJbEUGfuySKg/view)