# Unable to view errors in Processing 3.5.4 IDE on Mac OS Monterey 12.4
**URL:** https://discourse.processing.org/t/unable-to-view-errors-in-processing-3-5-4-ide-on-mac-os-monterey-12-4/37915
**Category:** Processing.py
**Created:** [July 11, 2022, 1:20am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/unable-to-view-errors-in-processing-3-5-4-ide-on-mac-os-monterey-12-4/37915 "2022-07-11T01:20:10Z")
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### Author:  [@panic8681](https://discourse.processing.org/u/panic8681)
#### Post date: [July 11, 2022, 1:20am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/unable-to-view-errors-in-processing-3-5-4-ide-on-mac-os-monterey-12-4/37915/1 "2022-07-11T01:20:10Z")
When using Processing in Python Mode I am not able to see any errors in the console. I can run sketches, but if I purposefully type in something with a syntax error (just the word “hello” for example) I don’t get any warnings and the sketch just opens a window. How can I get errors to show up? Is it possible to use this IDE on this version of Mac?
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### Author:  [@tabreturn](https://discourse.processing.org/u/tabreturn)
#### Post date: [July 11, 2022, 1:41am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/unable-to-view-errors-in-processing-3-5-4-ide-on-mac-os-monterey-12-4/37915/2 "2022-07-11T01:41:23Z")
Welcome, @panic8681
For Python Mode, use Processing 3.5.4
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### Author:  [@panic8681](https://discourse.processing.org/u/panic8681)
#### Post date: [July 11, 2022, 2:29am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/unable-to-view-errors-in-processing-3-5-4-ide-on-mac-os-monterey-12-4/37915/3 "2022-07-11T02:29:51Z")
Yes that is what I am using. I updated the title to reflect that.
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### Author:  [@javagar](https://discourse.processing.org/u/javagar)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2022, 1:02am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/unable-to-view-errors-in-processing-3-5-4-ide-on-mac-os-monterey-12-4/37915/4 "2022-07-12T01:02:10Z")
> [@panic8681](#):
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> if I purposefully type in something with a syntax error (just the word “hello” for example) I don’t get any warnings
Did you type `“hello”`, including the quotes, into the console? That is a valid expression, and does not constitute a `SyntaxError`.
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### Author:  [@panic8681](https://discourse.processing.org/u/panic8681)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2022, 4:20am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/unable-to-view-errors-in-processing-3-5-4-ide-on-mac-os-monterey-12-4/37915/5 "2022-07-12T04:20:37Z")
no I typed it without quotes. I also typed circle(0,) and got nothing.
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### Author:  [@javagar](https://discourse.processing.org/u/javagar)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2022, 3:52pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/unable-to-view-errors-in-processing-3-5-4-ide-on-mac-os-monterey-12-4/37915/6 "2022-07-12T15:52:57Z")
Yes, indeed, something is wrong.
`hello` without quotes should raise a `NameError`, unless you define it prior to trying to access its value.
`circle(0,)` would raise a `TypeError` if you call it from a scope where it is recognized as a Processing.py function, since it is missing two positional arguments.
Therefore, since you did not see any error messages, there must be a bug in your installed Processing software. Maintainers of Processing will need to provide us with some insight regarding a remedy for this problem. Hopefully, they are reading this.