# Install h5py on Paraview (5.4.1)
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/install-h5py-on-paraview-5-4-1/3547
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Tags:** python
**Created:** [February 11, 2020, 2:16pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/install-h5py-on-paraview-5-4-1/3547 "2020-02-11T14:16:37Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@AlexisTvrs](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/AlexisTvrs)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2020, 2:16pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/install-h5py-on-paraview-5-4-1/3547/1 "2020-02-11T14:16:37Z")
I’m currently trying to run a python script in Paraview (5.4.1). Unfortunately the script stops when it tries to import the h5py librarie.
I already searched on the forum for answers ,in particular this post [python h5py module install in Paraview?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/python-h5py-module-install-in-paraview/132) but the solution brought did not work for me.
Could anyone bring a solution to this problem?
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2020, 2:18am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/install-h5py-on-paraview-5-4-1/3547/2 "2020-02-12T02:18:58Z")
If you are looking to use h5py in the release, then your link seems the right way to do it. Please note it is not an officially supported feature.
An easiest way may be to build ParaView yourself with your local python containing h5py.
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### Author:  [@AlexisTvrs](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/AlexisTvrs)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2020, 4:37pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/install-h5py-on-paraview-5-4-1/3547/3 "2020-02-18T16:37:24Z")
Thank you for you reply, but could you enlighten me on the how to build ParaView with my python?
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [February 19, 2020, 2:12am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/install-h5py-on-paraview-5-4-1/3547/4 "2020-02-19T02:12:58Z")
follow the build guide :
[https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/blob/master/Documentation/dev/build.md](https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/blob/master/Documentation/dev/build.md)