# Can I use python3 in wp76xx module **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [March 7, 2022, 10:12am UTC](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/t/can-i-use-python3-in-wp76xx-module/26477 "2022-03-07T10:12:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![T\_a](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/57b2e6/32.png) [@T\_a](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/u/T_a)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2022, 2:48am UTC](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/t/can-i-use-python3-in-wp76xx-module/26477/21 "2022-04-01T02:48:57Z")
Could you specify the exact file I should download please? ---
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have you followed the steps to run python3 in RAM ? ---
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I already fixed those file and make but it was error. I don’t understand that what do you mean run python3 in RAM. ![Screenshot from 2022-04-01 12-03-44](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/sierrawireless/original/2X/e/e324f9d82bc9e5ba693ebfc160ea2b5b1dc22692.png) ![Screenshot from 2022-04-01 12-03-51](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/sierrawireless/original/2X/f/fc57cbb7010d7b3e5890f2292bcea7ea01b3482c.png) ![Screenshot from 2022-04-01 12-08-51](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/sierrawireless/original/2X/9/9c48c8de02c7965100a647c332c59c3ff980fd2f.png) ---
**Author:** ![jyijyi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.sierrawireless.com/jyijyi/32/4766_2.png) [@jyijyi](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/u/jyijyi)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2022, 3:21am UTC](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/t/can-i-use-python3-in-wp76xx-module/26477/24 "2022-04-01T03:21:01Z")
have you followed the steps here? > **[Building Custom Yocto Image for Mangoh Red WP76](https://forum.mangoh.io/t/building-custom-yocto-image-for-mangoh-red-wp76/5374/31)** > > You can follow the steps below to run python3: download the yocto source and go to ./meta-swi/meta-swi-mdm9x28/recipes-core/images/mdm9x28-image.inc add the following line: IMAGE\_INSTALL\_append = " python3" go to... ---
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> You can follow the steps below to run python3: > > 1. download the yocto source and go to ./meta-swi/meta-swi-mdm9x28/recipes-core/images/mdm9x28-image.inc > 2. add the following line: > IMAGE\_INSTALL\_append = " python3" > 3. go to ./meta-swi/meta-swi-mdm9x28/conf/machine/swi-mdm9x28.conf > change UBI\_ROOTFS\_SIZE ?= “48MiB” > 4. Make the yocto image ( there will be error to make the image, but we can build the binary of python3) > 5. on PC, type : > sudo ifconfig usb0 192.168.2.3 > 6. on module, type : > mkdir /tmp/tmp\_usr\_bin/;mkdir /tmp/tmp\_usr\_bin\_wr; > mount -t overlay overlay /usr/bin -o lowerdir=/usr/bin,upperdir=/tmp/tmp\_usr\_bin,workdir=/tmp/tmp\_usr\_bin\_wr; > mkdir /tmp/tmp\_usr\_include/;mkdir /tmp/tmp\_usr\_include\_wr; > mount -t overlay overlay /usr/include -o lowerdir=/usr/include,upperdir=/tmp/tmp\_usr\_include,workdir=/tmp/tmp\_usr\_include\_wr; > mkdir /tmp/tmp\_usr\_lib/;mkdir /tmp/tmp\_usr\_lib\_wr; > cp -rf /usr/lib/\* /tmp/tmp\_usr\_lib/ > mount -t overlay overlay /usr/lib -o lowerdir=/usr/lib,upperdir=/tmp/tmp\_usr\_lib,workdir=/tmp/tmp\_usr\_lib\_wr; > mkdir /usr/lib/python3.5 > 7. on PC, type : > scp -r ./build\_bin/tmp/work/armv7a-neon-poky-linux-gnueabi/python3/3.5.5-r1.0/image/usr/include/\* [root@192.168.2.2](mailto:root@192.168.2.2):/usr/include > scp -r ./build\_bin/tmp/work/armv7a-neon-poky-linux-gnueabi/python3/3.5.5-r1.0/image/usr/bin/\* [root@192.168.2.2](mailto:root@192.168.2.2):/usr/bin > scp ./build\_bin/tmp/work/armv7a-neon-poky-linux-gnueabi/python3/3.5.5-r1.0/image/usr/lib/libpython3.5m.so ./build\_bin/tmp/work/armv7a-neon-poky-linux-gnueabi/python3/3.5.5-r1.0/image/usr/lib/libpython3.5m.so.1.0 ./build\_bin/tmp/work/armv7a-neon-poky-linux-gnueabi/python3/3.5.5-r1.0/image/usr/lib/libpython3.so [root@192.168.2.2](mailto:root@192.168.2.2):/usr/lib > scp -r ./build\_bin/tmp/work/armv7a-neon-poky-linux-gnueabi/python3/3.5.5-r1.0/image/usr/lib/pkgconfig [root@192.168.2.2](mailto:root@192.168.2.2):/usr/lib > scp -r ./build\_bin/tmp/work/armv7a-neon-poky-linux-gnueabi/python3/3.5.5-r1.0/image/usr/lib/python3.5/encodings/ [root@192.168.2.2](mailto:root@192.168.2.2):/usr/lib/python3.5 > scp ./build\_bin/tmp/work/armv7a-neon-poky-linux-gnueabi/python3/3.5.5-r1.0/image/usr/lib/python3.5/\*.py [root@192.168.2.2](mailto:root@192.168.2.2):/usr/lib/python3.5 > 8. now on module, you can use python3: > root@swi-mdm9x28-wp:~# python3 > Could not find platform dependent libraries \ > Consider setting $PYTHONHOME to [:\] > Python 3.5.5 (default, Oct 24 2019, 07:42:55) > [GCC 7.3.0] on linux > Type “help”, “copyright”, “credits” or “license” for more information. Do you mean this one?? ---
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yes, have you tried that? ---
**Author:** ![T\_a](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/57b2e6/32.png) [@T\_a](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/u/T_a)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2022, 4:49am UTC](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/t/can-i-use-python3-in-wp76xx-module/26477/27 "2022-04-01T04:49:55Z")
wp7605 has stoped while copied file in no.7 scp -r ./build\_bin/tmp/work/armv7a-neon-poky-linux-gnueabi/python3/3.5.5-r1.0/image/usr/lib/python3.5/encodings/ [root@192.168.2.2](mailto:root@192.168.2.2):/usr/lib/python3.5 scp ./build\_bin/tmp/work/armv7a-neon-poky-linux-gnueabi/python3/3.5.5-r1.0/image/usr/lib/python3.5/\*.py ![Screenshot from 2022-04-01 13-49-42](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/sierrawireless/original/2X/9/9131282501f74951ff81cf84a0be8331fdb2caaf.png) [root@192.168.2.2](mailto:root@192.168.2.2):/usr/lib/python3.5 ---
**Author:** ![jyijyi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.sierrawireless.com/jyijyi/32/4766_2.png) [@jyijyi](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/u/jyijyi)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2022, 5:13am UTC](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/t/can-i-use-python3-in-wp76xx-module/26477/28 "2022-04-01T05:13:46Z")
are you testing on R13.3? I don’t see problem Why does it stop? Is it not enough memory? ---
**Author:** ![T\_a](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/57b2e6/32.png) [@T\_a](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/u/T_a)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2022, 5:17am UTC](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/t/can-i-use-python3-in-wp76xx-module/26477/29 "2022-04-01T05:17:31Z")
I have tried it again and it okay but it still get same error with python @.@ ![Screenshot from 2022-04-01 14-13-20](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/sierrawireless/original/2X/7/746c15b9951a68a9fc49630e1078c33fbe546154.png) ---
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then you need to debug it, it can already run python3 ---
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I think it because I haven’t install this one yet. Then how can I install it to wp7605 module? [install.txt](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/uploads/short-url/u8ZDFzuiKbWDiG6C2xITlAQnAA4.txt) (556 Bytes) ---
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I don’t know, never try that before I only tried python3 before ---
**Author:** ![T\_a](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/57b2e6/32.png) [@T\_a](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/u/T_a)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2022, 10:10am UTC](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/t/can-i-use-python3-in-wp76xx-module/26477/33 "2022-04-05T10:10:14Z")
![Screenshot from 2022-04-05 19-09-50](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/sierrawireless/original/2X/6/6df768ffb2a8ba15fb24111c78be33362a77ca2b.png) how to setting “$PYTHONHOME”?? ---
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you can google the answer > **[Consider setting $PYTHONHOME to \[:\]](https://discuss.erpnext.com/t/consider-setting-pythonhome-to-prefix-exec-prefix/60510)** > > couldn’t use any bench command on server always return: Could not find platform independent libraries Could not find platform dependent libraries Consider setting $PYTHONHOME to \[:\] Fatal Python error: Py\_Initialize: Unable to get the locale... ---
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it not work 😓 ```auto root@swi-mdm9x28-wp:~# export PYTHONHOME='usr/bin/python3' root@swi-mdm9x28-wp:~# python3 Fatal Python error: Py_Initialize: Unable to get the locale encoding ImportError: No module named 'encodings' Current thread 0xb6cc8010 (most recent call first): Aborted ``` ---
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this is different error message… did you transfer this library? ./build\_bin/tmp/work/armv7a-neon-poky-linux-gnueabi/python3/3.5.5-r1.0/image/usr/lib/python3.5/encodings/ ---
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yes,I am. ![Screenshot from 2022-04-06 10-56-10](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/sierrawireless/original/2X/a/a7615671f6f0194e0cf8a19a4328cab0691ed704.png) ---
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seems problem starts after you type export PYTHONHOME=‘usr/bin/python3’ ---
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yes,I was. python also cannot use. I have to reboot the module and install again. still get “Could not find platform dependent libraries \ Consider setting $PYTHONHOME to [:\]” ```auto root@swi-mdm9x28-wp:~# python3 Could not find platform dependent libraries Consider setting $PYTHONHOME to [:] Python 3.5.5 (default, Mar 31 2022, 03:43:27) [GCC 7.3.0] on linux Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> exit() root@swi-mdm9x28-wp:~# export $PYTHONHOME='/usr/lib/python3.5' -sh: export: : bad variable name root@swi-mdm9x28-wp:~# export PYTHONHOME='/usr/lib/python3.5' root@swi-mdm9x28-wp:~# python3 Fatal Python error: Py_Initialize: Unable to get the locale encoding ImportError: No module named 'encodings' Current thread 0xb6d5a010 (most recent call first): Aborted root@swi-mdm9x28-wp:~# python ImportError: No module named site root@swi-mdm9x28-wp:~# ``` ---
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what is the actual problem of getting “Could not find platform dependent libraries \ Consider setting $PYTHONHOME to [:\]” [Previous page](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/t/can-i-use-python3-in-wp76xx-module/26477.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/t/can-i-use-python3-in-wp76xx-module/26477.md?page=3)