# How to use Python3.7 in Spaces

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**Created:** [February 9, 2022, 6:45am UTC](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Ft%2Fhow-to-use-python3-7-in-spaces%2F14539 "2022-02-09T06:45:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![razent](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/hellohellohello/user_avatar/discuss.huggingface.co/razent/32/3975_2.png) [@razent](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Fu%2Frazent)%5C
**Post date:** [February 9, 2022, 6:45am UTC](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Ft%2Fhow-to-use-python3-7-in-spaces%2F14539%2F1 "2022-02-09T06:45:10Z")

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Hi all,

Is there any way to use python3.7 or downgrade from 3.8 to 3.7 in spaces?

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**Author:** ![osanseviero](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/hellohellohello/user_avatar/discuss.huggingface.co/osanseviero/32/38738_2.png) [@osanseviero](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Fu%2Fosanseviero)%5C
**Post date:** [February 9, 2022, 4:06pm UTC](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Ft%2Fhow-to-use-python3-7-in-spaces%2F14539%2F2 "2022-02-09T16:06:10Z")

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I don’t think this is supported at the moment cc @julien-c @cbensimon

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**Author:** ![osanseviero](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/hellohellohello/user_avatar/discuss.huggingface.co/osanseviero/32/38738_2.png) [@osanseviero](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Fu%2Fosanseviero)%5C
**Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 5:59pm UTC](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Ft%2Fhow-to-use-python3-7-in-spaces%2F14539%2F3 "2022-02-21T17:59:02Z")

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This is now possible with setting a `python_version` in the `README.md` file [huggingface\_hub/spaces.md at main · huggingface/huggingface\_hub · GitHub](https://github.com/huggingface/huggingface_hub/blob/main/docs/hub/spaces.md#reference)