# plexPy installation question

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexpy-installation-question/129370>\
**Category:** Dev/API Corner\
**Tags:** other-dev\
**Created:** [December 30, 2015, 7:33pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexpy-installation-question/129370 "2015-12-30T19:33:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![gec5741](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5e925/32.png) [@gec5741](https://forums.plex.tv/u/gec5741)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 7:33pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexpy-installation-question/129370/1 "2015-12-30T19:33:20Z")

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I’m trying to install and check out PlexPy. I’ve run through the setup process and seemed to work fine. However the last step say’s to simply double click the plexpy.py file. However that file does not seem to be associated to anything and just asks me what I want to use to open it? I don’t see anything that makes sense to open it with so I’m kind of suck.

Thanks in advance!

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**Author:** ![pruitt62](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/pruitt62/32/5104_2.png) [@pruitt62](https://forums.plex.tv/u/pruitt62)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 7:40pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexpy-installation-question/129370/2 "2015-12-30T19:40:07Z")

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PlexPy is a 3rd party utility. It is not an official Plex product. Your best bet is to ask that question in the forum thread for that program.

[https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/169591/plexpy-another-plex-monitoring-program#latest](https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/169591/plexpy-another-plex-monitoring-program#latest)

Off the top of my head, my guess is you did not install Python onto your system. Which is a requirement for PlexPy to work. But the programs developers can probably best help you in the linked thread.

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**Author:** ![hthighway](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/hthighway/32/82003_2.png) [@hthighway](https://forums.plex.tv/u/hthighway)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 7:42pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexpy-installation-question/129370/3 "2015-12-30T19:42:57Z")

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_Moved to the proper forum_

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**Author:** ![gec5741](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5e925/32.png) [@gec5741](https://forums.plex.tv/u/gec5741)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 7:48pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexpy-installation-question/129370/4 "2015-12-30T19:48:47Z")

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Ahh I figured it out. Didn’t say anything about installing python first! guess that makes sense though 🙂

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**Author:** ![hthighway](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/hthighway/32/82003_2.png) [@hthighway](https://forums.plex.tv/u/hthighway)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 7:53pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexpy-installation-question/129370/5 "2015-12-30T19:53:09Z")

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> @gec5741 said:  
> Ahh I figured it out. Didn’t say anything about installing python first! guess that makes sense though 🙂

First line on the Windows install page…

> This guide assume you have Python 2.7 installed already. Python 3.x is not supported.

REF: [Installation · Tautulli/Tautulli Wiki · GitHub](https://github.com/drzoidberg33/plexpy/wiki/Installation)

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2020, 7:53pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexpy-installation-question/129370/6 "2020-01-08T19:53:59Z")

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