# How to run python script in UiPath without installing python? **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Tags:** question, studio, python, activities\ **Created:** [November 24, 2020, 10:32am UTC](https://forum.uipath.com/t/how-to-run-python-script-in-uipath-without-installing-python/271827 "2020-11-24T10:32:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sufyant](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/uipath/user_avatar/forum.uipath.com/sufyant/32/119310_2.png) [@sufyant](https://forum.uipath.com/u/sufyant)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 10:32am UTC](https://forum.uipath.com/t/how-to-run-python-script-in-uipath-without-installing-python/271827/1 "2020-11-24T10:32:35Z")
Hi, is it possible to run python scripts in UiPath studio without installing python? ---
**Author:** ![jeevith](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/uipath/user_avatar/forum.uipath.com/jeevith/32/288449_2.png) [@jeevith](https://forum.uipath.com/u/jeevith)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 10:52am UTC](https://forum.uipath.com/t/how-to-run-python-script-in-uipath-without-installing-python/271827/2 "2020-11-24T10:52:16Z")
Hi @sufyant I have not exprimented with it yet, but I think this should be logically possible `*`. \ ***May work** [Ifyou dont want python in your system but are ok running python in USB.](https://www.reddit.com/r/Python/comments/9opd85/portable_python_on_usb/) All UiPath wants to know is where it can find the python.exe. Then it calls the python.exe to run the `.py` file in a command promt environment. The result of the run is a python object and then the user needs to convert the Python object to a UiPath (.Net Type) within UiPathStudio. **Will not run** But if your question is: _I dont want to install python at all, will UiPath run my python script?_, then the answer is No. UiPath needs access to the python.exe in one or another path in your system or network. Hope this clears some doubts. ---
**Author:** ![Adrian\_Star](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/uipath/user_avatar/forum.uipath.com/adrian_star/32/284169_2.png) [@Adrian\_Star](https://forum.uipath.com/u/Adrian_Star)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 3:46pm UTC](https://forum.uipath.com/t/how-to-run-python-script-in-uipath-without-installing-python/271827/3 "2020-11-24T15:46:58Z")
UiPath needs a python compiler so install it is required. ---
**Author:** ![jeevith](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/uipath/user_avatar/forum.uipath.com/jeevith/32/288449_2.png) [@jeevith](https://forum.uipath.com/u/jeevith)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 5:38am UTC](https://forum.uipath.com/t/how-to-run-python-script-in-uipath-without-installing-python/271827/4 "2020-11-25T05:38:52Z")
Hi @sufyant and @Adrian_Star, **It is possible to run python script without installing it on your local system**. My test included python 3.6.8 files in a USB drive and **all traces of python removed from my local machine**. Then I ran a simple workflow calling a python function and I get the required output in UiPath. So as I said in the earlier reply, UiPath just wants to know where your python.exe file is and uses the path in a terminal environment in the background. The result is then forwarded to UiPath. [pythonUSBOnly.zip](https://forum.uipath.com/uploads/short-url/qC2nkcf0JR9GfPHvz4VvIzr3kse.zip) (2.1 KB) **Testing in cmd** Here I manually provide the USB python path and run the same .py with a print command to show how UiPath does the operation in the background. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/uipath/original/3X/f/9/f95213ee930cf091ef4d805914dbd638232af393.png) Files / Folder on the USB (I obtained these files and folders [from an earlier installation](https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-368/) location and just copied all of them to the USB drive): ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/uipath/original/3X/a/0/a00878f6fda561aba76b1896a746e593d9d6b4c4.png) Cheers! ---
**Author:** ![Adrian\_Star](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/uipath/user_avatar/forum.uipath.com/adrian_star/32/284169_2.png) [@Adrian\_Star](https://forum.uipath.com/u/Adrian_Star)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 6:28am UTC](https://forum.uipath.com/t/how-to-run-python-script-in-uipath-without-installing-python/271827/5 "2020-11-25T06:28:03Z")
Cool! I did’t pursue this python topic. It’s an interesting experiment! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/uipath/user_avatar/forum.uipath.com/system/32/182466_2.png) [@system](https://forum.uipath.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2020, 6:28am UTC](https://forum.uipath.com/t/how-to-run-python-script-in-uipath-without-installing-python/271827/6 "2020-11-28T06:28:03Z")
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