# Can I import slicer by python?
**URL:** https://discourse.slicer.org/t/can-i-import-slicer-by-python/19189
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [August 13, 2021, 11:13pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/can-i-import-slicer-by-python/19189 "2021-08-13T23:13:38Z")
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### Author:  [@zhang-qiang-github](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/zhang-qiang-github)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2021, 11:13pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/can-i-import-slicer-by-python/19189/1 "2021-08-13T23:13:38Z")
Can I install slicer in python by
```auto
pip install slicer
or
pip install pyslicer
```
I can’t find such a way.
I know that I can firstly compile 3D slicer in c++, and then wrap it with python. But, I have compiled 3D slicer several times, and all failed.
Hope a simple way to install 3D slicer in python.
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### Author:  [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2021, 1:46pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/can-i-import-slicer-by-python/19189/2 "2021-08-14T13:46:15Z")
Slicer is not distributed on PyPI. You need to download the Slicer installation package and run the Slicer executable, which embeds Python. You can pip-install any Python packages in this Slicer’s embedded Python environment. You can also run Slicer as [Jupyter notebook kernel](https://github.com/Slicer/SlicerJupyter/).
How would you like to use Slicer? What kind of data do you work with?