# Can I delete the older python version that Kolibri installed? **URL:** \ **Category:** Kolibri\ **Tags:** installation\ **Created:** [June 17, 2020, 11:41pm UTC](https://community.learningequality.org/t/can-i-delete-the-older-python-version-that-kolibri-installed/1581 "2020-06-17T23:41:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mathias\_Velicoff](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/community.learningequality.org/mathias_velicoff/32/627_2.png) [@Mathias\_Velicoff](https://community.learningequality.org/u/Mathias_Velicoff)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 11:41pm UTC](https://community.learningequality.org/t/can-i-delete-the-older-python-version-that-kolibri-installed/1581/1 "2020-06-17T23:41:05Z")
Kolibri forces you to install python version 3.4 but I already have the last one, is it fine if I uninstall the older python version that kolibri installed? Or will it mess with the program? ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Amodia](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/community.learningequality.org/richard_amodia/32/483_2.png) [@Richard\_Amodia](https://community.learningequality.org/u/Richard_Amodia)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 1:13am UTC](https://community.learningequality.org/t/can-i-delete-the-older-python-version-that-kolibri-installed/1581/2 "2020-06-18T01:13:54Z")
Hi @Mathias_Velicoff, I think it’s fine to uninstall the older Python you installed before. Just make sure that you reinstall the Kolibri again using the [Windows installer](https://learningequality.org/r/kolibri-windows-setup-latest). Can you also give us the details about the version of operating system you’re using so we can reproduce and fix it. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Mathias\_Velicoff](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/community.learningequality.org/mathias_velicoff/32/627_2.png) [@Mathias\_Velicoff](https://community.learningequality.org/u/Mathias_Velicoff)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 2:00am UTC](https://community.learningequality.org/t/can-i-delete-the-older-python-version-that-kolibri-installed/1581/3 "2020-06-18T02:00:52Z")
Hi, thanks for the answer. I’m using windows 10, and I’ll try reinstalling kolibri after uninstalling python, but not sure if that’ll work since I already had the last python version before installing kolibri and there wasn’t any option for skipping the python 3.4 installation and choosing a newer version I have a log for the kolibri setup where I tried to search if that was possible but only got the ‘python 3.4 is required to install kolibri’ message // Python 3.4+ is required to install Kolibri on Windows; do you wish to first install Python 3.4.3, before continuing with the installation of Kolibri? 2020-06-16 21:01:21.592 User chose No. 2020-06-16 21:01:21.592 Message box (OK/Cancel): Kolibri cannot run without installing Python. Click Ok to go back and install Python, or Cancel to quit the Kolibri installer // ---
**Author:** ![Mathias\_Velicoff](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/community.learningequality.org/mathias_velicoff/32/627_2.png) [@Mathias\_Velicoff](https://community.learningequality.org/u/Mathias_Velicoff)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 2:09am UTC](https://community.learningequality.org/t/can-i-delete-the-older-python-version-that-kolibri-installed/1581/4 "2020-06-18T02:09:05Z")
Tried reinstalling, can’t skip the “python 3.4 is required” message, tried uninstalling python 3.4 and opening kolibri since 3.8 is still on my computer, and it didn’t let me open. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Amodia](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/community.learningequality.org/richard_amodia/32/483_2.png) [@Richard\_Amodia](https://community.learningequality.org/u/Richard_Amodia)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 3:06am UTC](https://community.learningequality.org/t/can-i-delete-the-older-python-version-that-kolibri-installed/1581/5 "2020-06-18T03:06:50Z")
Sorry to here that, but the Kolibri Windows is still using the Python 3.4 you need to let the installer to install it’s built in Python it has pre configured python path to install at your system. We haven’t tested yet the higher new release of Python but I think on our next release we upgraded the built in Python to 3.6. ---
**Author:** ![Julius\_Legaspi](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/community.learningequality.org/julius_legaspi/32/628_2.png) [@Julius\_Legaspi](https://community.learningequality.org/u/Julius_Legaspi)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 8:22am UTC](https://community.learningequality.org/t/can-i-delete-the-older-python-version-that-kolibri-installed/1581/6 "2020-06-18T08:22:52Z")
Hi @Mathias_Velicoff, what version of Kolibri are you using? ---
**Author:** ![Julius\_Legaspi](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/community.learningequality.org/julius_legaspi/32/628_2.png) [@Julius\_Legaspi](https://community.learningequality.org/u/Julius_Legaspi)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 9:48am UTC](https://community.learningequality.org/t/can-i-delete-the-older-python-version-that-kolibri-installed/1581/7 "2020-06-18T09:48:47Z")
Maybe just for now you cannot use the python 3.8 in Windows. because there’s an error when I tried to run it and I filed an issue on this link [https://github.com/learningequality/kolibri/issues/7004](https://github.com/learningequality/kolibri/issues/7004).