# Ipy.exe ipy32.exe ipyw.exe ipyw32.exe

**URL:** <https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/ipy-exe-ipy32-exe-ipyw-exe-ipyw32-exe/72224>\
**Category:** Rhino for Windows\
**Created:** [October 2, 2018, 3:06pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/ipy-exe-ipy32-exe-ipyw-exe-ipyw32-exe/72224 "2018-10-02T15:06:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![ivelin.peychev](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/ivelin.peychev/32/676038_2.png) [@ivelin.peychev](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/ivelin.peychev)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 3:06pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/ipy-exe-ipy32-exe-ipyw-exe-ipyw32-exe/72224/1 "2018-10-02T15:06:31Z")

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Are there any legal reasons why ironpython executables are not packaged with Rhino?

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**Author:** ![nathanletwory](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/nathanletwory/32/482880_2.png) [@nathanletwory](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/nathanletwory)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 5:32pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/ipy-exe-ipy32-exe-ipyw-exe-ipyw32-exe/72224/2 "2018-10-02T17:32:33Z")

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I doubt there are legal reasons, but @brian or @stevebaer would know better.

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**Author:** ![brian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/brian/32/504171_2.png) [@brian](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/brian)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 5:34pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/ipy-exe-ipy32-exe-ipyw-exe-ipyw32-exe/72224/3 "2018-10-02T17:34:14Z")

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Can you tell me why you’d want the IronPython executables packaged with Rhino?

I think the answer to your question, however is “no”.

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**Author:** ![ivelin.peychev](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/ivelin.peychev/32/676038_2.png) [@ivelin.peychev](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/ivelin.peychev)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 5:49pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/ipy-exe-ipy32-exe-ipyw-exe-ipyw32-exe/72224/4 "2018-10-02T17:49:11Z")

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I am thinking of subprocessing ipy.exe from GH in order to reduce the load on that thread and use IronPython instead of Rhino for some calculations.

I have local installation of IronPython, but I don’t know what kind of issues this may cause to mix them up.

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**Author:** ![brian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/brian/32/504171_2.png) [@brian](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/brian)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 5:50pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/ipy-exe-ipy32-exe-ipyw-exe-ipyw32-exe/72224/5 "2018-10-02T17:50:27Z")

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Now we’re definitely into @stevebaer’s territory 🙂

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**Author:** ![stevebaer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/stevebaer/32/473567_2.png) [@stevebaer](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/stevebaer)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 5:53pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/ipy-exe-ipy32-exe-ipyw-exe-ipyw32-exe/72224/6 "2018-10-02T17:53:02Z")

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This shouldn’t cause any problems. Launching a separate process should work just fine.

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**Author:** ![ivelin.peychev](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/ivelin.peychev/32/676038_2.png) [@ivelin.peychev](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/ivelin.peychev)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 5:56pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/ipy-exe-ipy32-exe-ipyw-exe-ipyw32-exe/72224/7 "2018-10-02T17:56:12Z")

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Even if Rhino’s ironpython version is different from the one I have locally?

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**Author:** ![stevebaer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/stevebaer/32/473567_2.png) [@stevebaer](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/stevebaer)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 5:57pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/ipy-exe-ipy32-exe-ipyw-exe-ipyw32-exe/72224/8 "2018-10-02T17:57:31Z")

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A separate process is a separate process. There shouldn’t be an issue, but I can’t guarantee it.

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**Author:** ![ivelin.peychev](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/ivelin.peychev/32/676038_2.png) [@ivelin.peychev](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/ivelin.peychev)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 6:01pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/ipy-exe-ipy32-exe-ipyw-exe-ipyw32-exe/72224/9 "2018-10-02T18:01:11Z")

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Ok then is it possible to add the ipy.exe(cutables) to be distributed along with Rhino? This will also answer another topic I created before:

> [@Working on RhinoPython without running Rhino](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/working-on-rhinopython-without-running-rhino/69156):
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> So my idea is if I don’t need to access any Rhino or GH objects, but rather just use ironpython. How can I access it if I already have Python3 installed and set as default in the system variable path. I assume I need to work in a virtual environment, but does Rhino have that already setup? If so can I just use it? How ca I access it from, let’s say VScode or WingIDE? Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![stevebaer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/stevebaer/32/473567_2.png) [@stevebaer](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/stevebaer)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 6:09pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/ipy-exe-ipy32-exe-ipyw-exe-ipyw32-exe/72224/10 "2018-10-02T18:09:05Z")

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> [@ivelin.peychev](#):
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> Ok then is it possible to add the ipy.exe(cutables) to be distributed along with Rhino?

We aren’t going to add this to the distribution (at least not for V6).