# How do you include system in pylib modules?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-you-include-system-in-pylib-modules/28927>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition79\
**Created:** [October 8, 2019, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-you-include-system-in-pylib-modules/28927 "2019-10-08T17:03:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![chasondeshotel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/chasondeshotel/32/20032_2.png) [@chasondeshotel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chasondeshotel)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2019, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-you-include-system-in-pylib-modules/28927/1 "2019-10-08T17:03:09Z")

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P much the title. Are the Ignition built-in scripting functions accessible from modules in pylib and if so, how do you import them?

“import system” fails with “no module named system”

Thanks

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2019, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-you-include-system-in-pylib-modules/28927/2 "2019-10-08T19:21:47Z")

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They are not. They aren’t even written in python.

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**Author:** ![chasondeshotel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/chasondeshotel/32/20032_2.png) [@chasondeshotel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chasondeshotel)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2019, 8:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-you-include-system-in-pylib-modules/28927/3 "2019-10-08T20:16:28Z")

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Welllll they’re accessible from “python” jython scripting so I had a sliver of hope lol

I recently spent a day hacking up a script to update the colors and fonts on all of the Designer scripting windows so Ignition could stop searing my eyes… but it’s still a long way from Vim and Git .\_.

Thanks Phil