# add scipy library to paraview's python in windows

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/add-scipy-library-to-paraviews-python-in-windows/13023
**Category:** Development
**Tags:** python
**Created:** [October 11, 2023, 8:32pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/add-scipy-library-to-paraviews-python-in-windows/13023 "2023-10-11T20:32:08Z")
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### Author: ![otaolafr](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/otaolafr/32/3595_2.png) [@otaolafr](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/otaolafr)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2023, 8:32pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/add-scipy-library-to-paraviews-python-in-windows/13023/1 "2023-10-11T20:32:09Z")

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Hello,  
scipy is an excelent tool for data analysis, and the issue is that it is not available in windows but it is by default in linux. it would be nice to be added by default in the pre compiled downloadable versions for windows.  
thanks in advance

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### Author: ![ben.boeckel](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@ben.boeckel](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ben.boeckel)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2023, 9:32pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/add-scipy-library-to-paraviews-python-in-windows/13023/2 "2023-10-11T21:32:29Z")

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It is in the `.zip` binaries, but not the `.exe` or `.msi` because it makes [paths too long](https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview-superbuild/-/merge_requests/1000#note_1213978) for NSIS/WiX to handle. WiX4 is [supposed to fix it](https://github.com/wixtoolset/issues/issues/4365#issuecomment-818791233), but [CMake does not yet support it](https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/-/issues/23910).

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### Author: ![otaolafr](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/otaolafr/32/3595_2.png) [@otaolafr](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/otaolafr)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2023, 9:34pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/add-scipy-library-to-paraviews-python-in-windows/13023/3 "2023-10-11T21:34:09Z")

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Hello @ben.boeckel , thanks for your answer but how can I then use pvbatch with scipy in paraview (in windows) without the need to compile it? is this possible?

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### Author: ![ben.boeckel](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@ben.boeckel](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ben.boeckel)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2023, 10:17pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/add-scipy-library-to-paraviews-python-in-windows/13023/4 "2023-10-11T22:17:37Z")

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Yes, use the `.zip` package on Windows, not the `.msi`.