# Import python libraries

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**Created:** [April 16, 2014, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/import-python-libraries/8321 "2014-04-16T15:25:57Z")\
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It’s also worth noting that we enabled python site-packages/ in Ignition 8. (Ignition/user-lib/pylib/site-packages)

What this means is that you can drop libraries in there to make them available in Ignition.

You can also use pypi / pip by doing the following:

Follow the **Using pip** section in the linked document here. [Python, Jython, CPython, Libraries, Pip, and Python 2.7 vs 3 - A quick primer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/python-jython-cpython-libraries-pip-and-python-2-7-vs-3-a-quick-primer/43201)

As others have mentioned, this doesn’t work for CPython specific packages that have native dependencies, but it does work for a whole slew of utility, parsing, and web libraries (things like AWS client libraries).

[Edited to reference the guidance doc with updated instructions.]

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