# Python 3.x soon?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/python-3-x-soon/38635>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [September 13, 2020, 5:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/python-3-x-soon/38635 "2020-09-13T17:24:09Z")\
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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:** [September 15, 2020, 12:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/python-3-x-soon/38635/5 "2020-09-15T12:26:11Z")

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Similar request here:

> [@reading/Writing OPC tags from a python script outside Ignition](http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reading-writing-opc-tags-from-a-python-script-outside-ignition/38665/2):
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> Ignition has no API for external access to tags. There are two supported ways and one unsupported way: Set Ignition to Expose Tags via OPC (an all-or-nothing setting) and then use and OPC client to access the tags, Install Ignition’s WebDev module and use its features to implement your own http(s) API. The jython scripting within such an API can expose pretty much anything inside Ignition to external clients, or Write your own 3rd-party module that registers a java servlet and impleme…

Keep in mind that Jython3.x still won't support any dependencies that use C DLL interfaces, so you could find yourself disappointed anyways.

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