# vtkPythonSelector (0x55f2f1af8bf0): Failed to import 'paraview.python\_selector'

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vtkpythonselector-0x55f2f1af8bf0-failed-to-import-paraview-python-selector/7382
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Tags:** python
**Created:** [June 8, 2021, 7:01pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vtkpythonselector-0x55f2f1af8bf0-failed-to-import-paraview-python-selector/7382 "2021-06-08T19:01:26Z")
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### Author: ![verminator](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/bc79bd/32.png) [@verminator](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/verminator)
#### Post date: [June 8, 2021, 7:01pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vtkpythonselector-0x55f2f1af8bf0-failed-to-import-paraview-python-selector/7382/1 "2021-06-08T19:01:26Z")

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i get this error on my machine when trying to use the “Find Data” functionality.

"_Warning: In /build/paraview-SVeOv3/paraview-5.7.0/ParaViewCore/ClientServerCore/Core/vtkPythonSelector.cxx, line 56_

_vtkPythonSelector (0x55f2f1af8bf0): Failed to import ‘paraview.python\_selector’_

_ModuleNotFoundError: No module named ‘paraview’_  
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The following appears in the command window i launched paraview:

"( 52.647s) [paraview] vtkPythonSelector.cxx:56 WARN| vtkPythonSelector (0x55f2f1af8bf0): Failed to import ‘paraview.python\_selector’  
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named ‘paraview’  
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System information: Ubuntu 20.10, Paraview 5.7.0, Qt 5.14.2, 64 bits. I loaded Paraview and Python as apt packages.

i can provide more details if necessary. T

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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: [June 8, 2021, 7:32pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vtkpythonselector-0x55f2f1af8bf0-failed-to-import-paraview-python-selector/7382/2 "2021-06-08T19:32:28Z")

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Do you have the same issue with our binary release ?  
[https://www.paraview.org/download/](https://www.paraview.org/download/)

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### Author: ![verminator](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/bc79bd/32.png) [@verminator](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/verminator)
#### Post date: [June 8, 2021, 7:33pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vtkpythonselector-0x55f2f1af8bf0-failed-to-import-paraview-python-selector/7382/3 "2021-06-08T19:33:33Z")

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how do i install that binary?

Anthony Demitraszek

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### Author: ![verminator](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/bc79bd/32.png) [@verminator](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/verminator)
#### Post date: [June 8, 2021, 7:42pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vtkpythonselector-0x55f2f1af8bf0-failed-to-import-paraview-python-selector/7382/4 "2021-06-08T19:42:36Z")

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no i don’t get the same error when i run the executable in 5.9.1 tar.gz

Anthony Demitraszek

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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: [June 8, 2021, 7:43pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vtkpythonselector-0x55f2f1af8bf0-failed-to-import-paraview-python-selector/7382/5 "2021-06-08T19:43:44Z")

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Then this is an issue for the ubuntu packagers, not a ParaView issue.

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### Author: ![verminator](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/bc79bd/32.png) [@verminator](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/verminator)
#### Post date: [June 8, 2021, 7:53pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vtkpythonselector-0x55f2f1af8bf0-failed-to-import-paraview-python-selector/7382/6 "2021-06-08T19:53:09Z")

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Thanks, I’ll put in a bug report if i can find out where to do it.

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Anthony Demitraszek