# ParaView's minimum python version?

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraviews-minimum-python-version/4205
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [April 28, 2020, 6:57pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraviews-minimum-python-version/4205 "2020-04-28T18:57:06Z")
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### Author: ![Dave\_DeMarle](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/dave_demarle/32/27_2.png) [@Dave\_DeMarle](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Dave_DeMarle)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2020, 6:57pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraviews-minimum-python-version/4205/1 "2020-04-28T18:57:06Z")

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Hey what is ParaView’s minimum Python version these days?  
thanks

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### Author: ![Andy\_Bauer](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/andy_bauer/32/5442_2.png) [@Andy\_Bauer](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Andy_Bauer)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2020, 7:16pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraviews-minimum-python-version/4205/2 "2020-04-28T19:16:34Z")

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I’m still using 2.7.5 with master but the default version is 3 during CMake configuration.

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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 29, 2020, 6:04pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraviews-minimum-python-version/4205/3 "2020-04-29T18:04:54Z")

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3.2 is the absolute minimum for Python3, but 3.3 is recommended.