# from mpi4py import MPI ImportError: No module named mpi4py

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/from-mpi4py-import-mpi-importerror-no-module-named-mpi4py/1916
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Tags:** python
**Created:** [May 24, 2019, 7:32am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/from-mpi4py-import-mpi-importerror-no-module-named-mpi4py/1916 "2019-05-24T07:32:15Z")
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### Author: ![hdz19900725](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/hdz19900725/32/7157_2.png) [@hdz19900725](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/hdz19900725)
#### Post date: [May 24, 2019, 7:32am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/from-mpi4py-import-mpi-importerror-no-module-named-mpi4py/1916/1 "2019-05-24T07:32:15Z")

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Hello,

I have a question that when I use find data in paraview and my settings are as follows:

 ![image](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/2X/7/7f429ce0d3d29fc639e0400c2fcf50b6f563bdc3.png)  
When I click Run Selection Query, the Output message dialog looks lile this:  
 ![image](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/2X/e/e94e5a65cfd6cce34488f16090d2a957f48c973a.png)  
I use paraview 5.6 mpi version, does anyone know how to fix this? Thanks in advance.

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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: [May 24, 2019, 8:04am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/from-mpi4py-import-mpi-importerror-no-module-named-mpi4py/1916/2 "2019-05-24T08:04:39Z")

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Hello,

Can you try with ParaView 5.6.0 instead of the RC2 ?

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### Author: ![hdz19900725](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/hdz19900725/32/7157_2.png) [@hdz19900725](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/hdz19900725)
#### Post date: [May 24, 2019, 9:20am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/from-mpi4py-import-mpi-importerror-no-module-named-mpi4py/1916/3 "2019-05-24T09:20:08Z")

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Thanks for your reply, but if I want to use the mpi versiion, how can I fix that?

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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: [May 24, 2019, 9:21am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/from-mpi4py-import-mpi-importerror-no-module-named-mpi4py/1916/4 "2019-05-24T09:21:25Z")

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RC means release candidate, not an actual release.

Just download the MPI release of ParaView.  
[https://www.paraview.org/paraview-downloads/download.php?submit=Download&version=v5.6&type=binary&os=Windows&downloadFile=ParaView-5.6.0-MPI-Windows-msvc2015-64bit.exe](https://www.paraview.org/paraview-downloads/download.php?submit=Download&version=v5.6&type=binary&os=Windows&downloadFile=ParaView-5.6.0-MPI-Windows-msvc2015-64bit.exe)

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### Author: ![hdz19900725](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/hdz19900725/32/7157_2.png) [@hdz19900725](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/hdz19900725)
#### Post date: [May 24, 2019, 9:24am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/from-mpi4py-import-mpi-importerror-no-module-named-mpi4py/1916/5 "2019-05-24T09:24:10Z")

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Well, I’ll try that.

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### Author: ![hdz19900725](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/hdz19900725/32/7157_2.png) [@hdz19900725](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/hdz19900725)
#### Post date: [May 24, 2019, 9:43am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/from-mpi4py-import-mpi-importerror-no-module-named-mpi4py/1916/6 "2019-05-24T09:43:08Z")

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Thanks Mathieu, as your suggestion, the problem is solved.