# ITKModuleTemplate and external modules for use with python

**URL:** https://discourse.itk.org/t/itkmoduletemplate-and-external-modules-for-use-with-python/1113
**Category:** Engineering
**Created:** [July 12, 2018, 12:09pm UTC](https://discourse.itk.org/t/itkmoduletemplate-and-external-modules-for-use-with-python/1113 "2018-07-12T12:09:03Z")
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### Author: ![matt.mccormick](https://discourse.itk.org/user_avatar/discourse.itk.org/matt.mccormick/32/7_2.png) [@matt.mccormick](https://discourse.itk.org/u/matt.mccormick)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2018, 3:12pm UTC](https://discourse.itk.org/t/itkmoduletemplate-and-external-modules-for-use-with-python/1113/2 "2018-07-13T15:12:30Z")

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Hi Darren,

Welcome to the ITK Discourse!

Great to hear that you have your module configured and building! 👏

Regarding the crash, we are currently in a transition between ITK 4 and ITK 5, and the Python binaries are not compatible between the versions. For more information on how to build ITK 4 compatible binaries, please see this thread:

> [@ITK External Module GitHub builds for 4.X and 5.X](https://discourse.itk.org/t/itk-external-module-github-builds-for-4-x-and-5-x/900/4):
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> Correct @phcerdan – thanks for sharing the additional information!

If you still have issues, please let us know.

Thanks,  
Matt

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