# Set PYTHONPATH environment **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [September 7, 2020, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/set-pythonpath-environment/38451 "2020-09-07T13:48:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 8
**Author:** ![JordanCClark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jordancclark/32/83362_2.png) [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2020, 11:38am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/set-pythonpath-environment/38451/8 "2020-09-16T11:38:14Z")
Be sure to use Jython and not Python, as has already been stated. > [@Procedure for installing python libraries from source](http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/procedure-for-installing-python-libraries-from-source/26022/2): > > There’s actually a procedure you can use to use pip from within Jython to install packages, then link Ignition’s Jython lib to an-off-the-shelf Jython lib and use that…however, the article specifically calls out the twilio module as not working, because one of its dependencies, cffi, has C dependencies (IE, won’t work in Jython). For posterity, here’s the procedure, copied verbatim from an internal document: 0) On the server, install Java 8 if you haven’t already. Download the full Jython 2.… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/set-pythonpath-environment/38451)._