# I am trying to import kafka python library in ignition but while importing it gives no module found error

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**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** python\
**Created:** [May 21, 2024, 10:47am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/i-am-trying-to-import-kafka-python-library-in-ignition-but-while-importing-it-gives-no-module-found-error/90666 "2024-05-21T10:47:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Taher\_Chittalwala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecccb3/32.png) [@Taher\_Chittalwala](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Taher_Chittalwala)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 10:47am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/i-am-trying-to-import-kafka-python-library-in-ignition-but-while-importing-it-gives-no-module-found-error/90666/1 "2024-05-21T10:47:00Z")

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I have dowloded the zip file from this url - [kafka-python · PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/kafka-python/#description).

I have extracted the zip file and placed into this path C:\Program Files\Inductive Automation\Ignition\user-lib\pylib.

But it gives module not found error.

Is there any solution how can i import this library in ignition ?

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**Author:** ![bschroeder](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/bschroeder/32/13260_2.png) [@bschroeder](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bschroeder)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 11:28am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/i-am-trying-to-import-kafka-python-library-in-ignition-but-while-importing-it-gives-no-module-found-error/90666/2 "2024-05-21T11:28:04Z")

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If this has any dependencies on C libraries then Ignition can't import it natively. You will need to see if this python library is compatible with jython.

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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:** [May 21, 2024, 12:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/i-am-trying-to-import-kafka-python-library-in-ignition-but-while-importing-it-gives-no-module-found-error/90666/3 "2024-05-21T12:09:09Z")

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The people I know using Kafka in Ignition use the official java client, either wrapped in an SDK module, or dropped into `lib/core/common`.