# Problems with Python 3

**URL:** <https://discourse.itk.org/t/problems-with-python-3/827>\
**Category:** Beginner Questions\
**Created:** [April 4, 2018, 10:59pm UTC](https://discourse.itk.org/t/problems-with-python-3/827 "2018-04-04T22:59:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![bonisthegreat](https://discourse.itk.org/user_avatar/discourse.itk.org/bonisthegreat/32/196_2.png) [@bonisthegreat](https://discourse.itk.org/u/bonisthegreat)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2018, 10:59pm UTC](https://discourse.itk.org/t/problems-with-python-3/827/1 "2018-04-04T22:59:46Z")

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Hello there!

I just updated my itk version from the latest available for python3.4 ([https://pypi.python.org/pypi/itk](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/itk)) but Im not being able to import it. Has the import name changed?

Thanks in advanced!

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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:** [April 5, 2018, 8:42pm UTC](https://discourse.itk.org/t/problems-with-python-3/827/2 "2018-04-05T20:42:05Z")

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Hi Pablo,

Since [data has suggested that there relatively few users of Python 3.4](https://gist.github.com/thewtex/90745d210f5ec6ee34d2cf1b6e3cf15c), we have started to only release official binaries for Python 2.7, 3.5, and 3.6 to keep our build burden down. However, you can still [create a re-usable binary package](https://itkpythonpackage.readthedocs.io/en/latest/) for Python 3.4 by building from source. Please let us know if you have any questions.

Thanks,  
Matt

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**Author:** ![bonisthegreat](https://discourse.itk.org/user_avatar/discourse.itk.org/bonisthegreat/32/196_2.png) [@bonisthegreat](https://discourse.itk.org/u/bonisthegreat)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2018, 8:50am UTC](https://discourse.itk.org/t/problems-with-python-3/827/3 "2018-04-07T08:50:27Z")

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Hello Matt,  
Thanks for you answer. I’ll use either python3.5 or python3.6. That should do it right?

Thanks  
Pablo

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**Author:** ![bonisthegreat](https://discourse.itk.org/user_avatar/discourse.itk.org/bonisthegreat/32/196_2.png) [@bonisthegreat](https://discourse.itk.org/u/bonisthegreat)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2018, 9:56am UTC](https://discourse.itk.org/t/problems-with-python-3/827/4 "2018-04-07T09:56:26Z")

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Hello Matt,  
I was able to import it just fine using pyton 3.6. Is there any documentation for this new python module? It doenst really seem to work the same way the one I had did.

Thanks  
Pablo

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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:** [April 9, 2018, 6:50pm UTC](https://discourse.itk.org/t/problems-with-python-3/827/5 "2018-04-09T18:50:20Z")

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Hi Pablo,

Great to hear it is working for you.

For documentation, there is a [quick start guide](https://itkpythonpackage.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Quick_start_guide.html), [examples](https://itk.org/ITKExamples/search.html?q=Python) and [guidance material](https://itk.org/ITKSoftwareGuide/html/Book1/ITKSoftwareGuide-Book1ch3.html#x32-430003.7).

What behavior have you observed that has changed?

Thanks,  
Matt

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**Author:** ![bonisthegreat](https://discourse.itk.org/user_avatar/discourse.itk.org/bonisthegreat/32/196_2.png) [@bonisthegreat](https://discourse.itk.org/u/bonisthegreat)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2018, 8:22am UTC](https://discourse.itk.org/t/problems-with-python-3/827/6 "2018-04-14T08:22:31Z")

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Hello Matt,

Thanks for the links!

Well I guess I just wasnt used to the implicit options but general behavior has not really changed.

Thanks again  
Pablo