# Error: Find Data requires that ParaView be built with Python enabled. To enable Python set the CMake flag 'PARAVIEW\_ENABLE\_PYTHON' to True.

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-find-data-requires-that-paraview-be-built-with-python-enabled-to-enable-python-set-the-cmake-flag-paraview-enable-python-to-true/9002
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [February 17, 2022, 4:47pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-find-data-requires-that-paraview-be-built-with-python-enabled-to-enable-python-set-the-cmake-flag-paraview-enable-python-to-true/9002 "2022-02-17T16:47:58Z")
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### Author: ![KahWing7](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/kahwing7/32/8604_2.png) [@KahWing7](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/KahWing7)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2022, 4:47pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-find-data-requires-that-paraview-be-built-with-python-enabled-to-enable-python-set-the-cmake-flag-paraview-enable-python-to-true/9002/1 "2022-02-17T16:47:58Z")

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![phyton error](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/2X/3/3c297ee00f4638471088a31d1a8a1823cd654718.png)  
im new to this system how do i fix this?

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### Author: ![mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/mwestphal/32/17_2.png) [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2022, 9:39am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-find-data-requires-that-paraview-be-built-with-python-enabled-to-enable-python-set-the-cmake-flag-paraview-enable-python-to-true/9002/2 "2022-02-23T09:39:58Z")

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How did you install ParaView ?

The easiest fix is to download our binary release from: [https://www.paraview.org/download/](https://www.paraview.org/download/)