# could not find package

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/could-not-find-package/14183
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [March 18, 2024, 1:01am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/could-not-find-package/14183 "2024-03-18T01:01:22Z")
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### Author: ![Fin](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/96bed5/32.png) [@Fin](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Fin)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2024, 1:01am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/could-not-find-package/14183/1 "2024-03-18T01:01:22Z")

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paraview version v5.7.0  
visual studio version: 2019  
python 3.12.2

still encounter the error:  
Determined source version for paraview: 5.7.0  
CMake Error at superbuild/cmake/SuperbuildMacros.cmake:823 (include):  
include could not find requested file:

```
python

```

Call Stack (most recent call first):  
superbuild/CMakeLists.txt:183 (\_superbuild\_discover\_projects)

CMake Error at superbuild/cmake/SuperbuildMacros.cmake:823 (include):  
include could not find requested file:

```
python2

```

Call Stack (most recent call first):  
superbuild/CMakeLists.txt:183 (\_superbuild\_discover\_projects)

CMake Error at superbuild/projects/win32/boost.cmake:5 (message):  
At least Visual Studio 9.0 is required  
Call Stack (most recent call first):  
superbuild/cmake/SuperbuildMacros.cmake:823 (include)  
superbuild/CMakeLists.txt:183 (\_superbuild\_discover\_projects)

I have two questions here:

1. how the CMakeList to find the version of python and visual studio?
2. wondering how to locate the file superbuild/CMakeLists.txt?

I appreciate your time to look at this error.

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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: [April 1, 2024, 11:42pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/could-not-find-package/14183/2 "2024-04-01T23:42:25Z")

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> [@Fin](#):
>
> paraview version v5.7.0

This is…very old. It certainly does not support Python 3.12.

> [@Fin](#):
>
> Call Stack (most recent call first):  
> superbuild/CMakeLists.txt:183 (\_superbuild\_discover\_projects)
> 
> CMake Error at superbuild/projects/win32/boost.cmake:5 (message):  
> At least Visual Studio 9.0 is required  
> Call Stack (most recent call first):  
> superbuild/cmake/SuperbuildMacros.cmake:823 (include)  
> superbuild/CMakeLists.txt:183 (\_superbuild\_discover\_projects)

And is old enough that it doesn’t recognize Visual Studio 2019 either.

If you want to compile 5.7.0, I recommend using Visual Studio 2017 and a similar vintage Python.

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### Author: ![Fin](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/96bed5/32.png) [@Fin](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Fin)
#### Post date: [April 21, 2024, 5:07pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/could-not-find-package/14183/3 "2024-04-21T17:07:50Z")

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appreciate your reply @ben.boeckel