# Can't import paraview.simple using pip or even import the module

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cant-import-paraview-simple-using-pip-or-even-import-the-module/7936
**Category:** Development
**Tags:** python
**Created:** [September 3, 2021, 3:06pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cant-import-paraview-simple-using-pip-or-even-import-the-module/7936 "2021-09-03T15:06:14Z")
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### Author: ![jourdain](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/jourdain/32/11_2.png) [@jourdain](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jourdain)
#### Post date: [September 3, 2021, 7:29pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cant-import-paraview-simple-using-pip-or-even-import-the-module/7936/2 "2021-09-03T19:29:48Z")

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To have ParaView in your python environment, you should use `pvpython` and for all add-on python libraries you should use a virtual-env system that you “mount” inside pvpython like we do [here](https://github.com/Kitware/visualizer/blob/master/server/pvw-visualizer.py#L82-L92) in our web project.

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