# Issue loading external python library like xlsxwriter

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issue-loading-external-python-library-like-xlsxwriter/39746>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition80\
**Created:** [October 16, 2020, 12:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issue-loading-external-python-library-like-xlsxwriter/39746 "2020-10-16T12:55:31Z")\
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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 16, 2020, 3:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issue-loading-external-python-library-like-xlsxwriter/39746/3 "2020-10-16T15:02:11Z")

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Consider using the [Apache POI](https://poi.apache.org/) Java library that is distributed with Ignition. Ignition v8.0.14 has Apache POI v4.1.1 built-in. As a native java library it will run faster than any python library, and you don’t have to install anything.

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