# IJulia do not run

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ijulia-do-not-run/45409>\
**Category:** New to Julia\
**Tags:** ijulia\
**Created:** [August 23, 2020, 10:23am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ijulia-do-not-run/45409 "2020-08-23T10:23:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![HerAdri](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/heradri/32/5816_2.png) [@HerAdri](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/HerAdri)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 10:23am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ijulia-do-not-run/45409/1 "2020-08-23T10:23:11Z")

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I manage to install IJulia, but when I want to run the notebook () command, I get the following alerts:

```julia
(@v1.5) pkg> add IJulia
   Updating registry at `C:\Users\hermesr\.julia\registries\General`
  Resolving package versions...
  Installed VersionParsing ── v1.2.0
  Installed SoftGlobalScope ─ v1.1.0
  Installed ZeroMQ_jll ────── v4.3.2+4
  Installed Conda ─────────── v1.4.1
  Installed ZMQ ───────────── v1.2.1
  Installed IJulia ────────── v1.21.3
Updating `C:\Users\hermesr\.julia\environments\v1.5\Project.toml`
  [7073ff75] + IJulia v1.21.3
Updating `C:\Users\hermesr\.julia\environments\v1.5\Manifest.toml`
  [8f4d0f93] + Conda v1.4.1
  [7073ff75] + IJulia v1.21.3
  [b85f4697] + SoftGlobalScope v1.1.0
  [81def892] + VersionParsing v1.2.0
  [c2297ded] + ZMQ v1.2.1
  [8f1865be] + ZeroMQ_jll v4.3.2+4
  [7b1f6079] + FileWatching
   Building Conda ─→ `C:\Users\hermesr\.julia\packages\Conda\3rPhK\deps\build.log`
   Building IJulia → `C:\Users\hermesr\.julia\packages\IJulia\tOM8L\deps\build.log`

julia> using IJulia
[Info: Precompiling IJulia [7073ff75-c697-5162-941a-fcdaad2a7d2a]

julia> notebook()
install Jupyter via Conda, y/n? [y]: y
[ Info: Downloading miniconda installer ...
[ Info: Installing miniconda ...
ERROR: IOError: could not spawn `'C:\Users\hermesr\.julia\conda\3\installer.exe' /S /AddToPath=0 /RegisterPython=0 '/D=C:\Users\hermesr\.julia\conda\3'`: unknown error (UNKNOWN)
Stacktrace:
 [1] _spawn_primitive(::String, ::Cmd, ::Array{Any,1}) at .\process.jl:99
 [2] #585 at .\process.jl:112 [inlined]
 [3] setup_stdios(::Base.var"#585#586"{Cmd}, ::Array{Any,1}) at .\process.jl:196
 [4] _spawn at .\process.jl:111 [inlined]
 [5] run(::Cmd; wait::Bool) at .\process.jl:439
 [6] run at .\process.jl:438 [inlined]
 [7] _install_conda(::String, ::Bool) at C:\Users\hermesr\.julia\packages\Conda\3rPhK\src\Conda.jl:172
 [8] _install_conda(::String) at C:\Users\hermesr\.julia\packages\Conda\3rPhK\src\Conda.jl:155
 [9] runconda(::Cmd, ::String) at C:\Users\hermesr\.julia\packages\Conda\3rPhK\src\Conda.jl:112
 [10] add(::String, ::String; channel::String) at C:\Users\hermesr\.julia\packages\Conda\3rPhK\src\Conda.jl:188
 [11] add at C:\Users\hermesr\.julia\packages\Conda\3rPhK\src\Conda.jl:187 [inlined] (repeats 2 times)
 [12] find_jupyter_subcommand(::String) at C:\Users\hermesr\.julia\packages\IJulia\tOM8L\src\jupyter.jl:23
 [13] notebook(; dir::String, detached::Bool) at C:\Users\hermesr\.julia\packages\IJulia\tOM8L\src\jupyter.jl:96
 [14] notebook() at C:\Users\hermesr\.julia\packages\IJulia\tOM8L\src\jupyter.jl:95
 [15] top-level scope at REPL[4]:1
 [16] include_string(::Function, ::Module, ::String, ::String) at .\loading.jl:1088

julia> 

```

_How to proceed ?_

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**Author:** ![Henrique\_Becker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/henrique_becker/32/15443_2.png) [@Henrique\_Becker](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Henrique_Becker)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 3:46pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ijulia-do-not-run/45409/2 "2020-08-23T15:46:31Z")

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I think the first question is if you install `miniconda` in Julia directly (i.e., using `add` as you did with `IJulia`). If you cannot the problem is with that package, if you can, the problem happens after it is installed. In this last case, you can run that windows command that appears in the console log. If you cannot, the problem is that some files/folders that should exist do not exist, if you can, then there is some problem inside Julia `add`.

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**Author:** ![HerAdri](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/heradri/32/5816_2.png) [@HerAdri](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/HerAdri)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2020, 4:44am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ijulia-do-not-run/45409/3 "2020-08-24T04:44:36Z")

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> [@Henrique\_Becker](#):
>
> miniconda

```julia
(@v1.5) pkg> add miniconda
   Updating registry at `C:\Users\hermesr\.julia\registries\General`
ERROR: The following package names could not be resolved:
 * miniconda (not found in project, manifest or registry)

```

Where can I find miniconda?  
is it correct what I do, (add miniconda)?

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**Author:** ![Paul\_Soderlind](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/paul_soderlind/32/1753_2.png) [@Paul\_Soderlind](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Paul_Soderlind)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2020, 7:38am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ijulia-do-not-run/45409/4 "2020-08-24T07:38:18Z")

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did you try  
[Troubleshooting · IJulia](https://julialang.github.io/IJulia.jl/stable/manual/troubleshooting/) ?

Otherwise, install pyton&jupyter yourself (anaconda?) and follow the instructions at  
[Installation · IJulia](https://julialang.github.io/IJulia.jl/stable/manual/installation/) (perhaps best to completely remove your current installation before you do this)

Or, skip jupyter and use nteract instead:  
[https://julialang.github.io/IJulia.jl/stable/manual/running/#Running-nteract](https://julialang.github.io/IJulia.jl/stable/manual/running/#Running-nteract)

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**Author:** ![johnh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/johnh/32/3615_2.png) [@johnh](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/johnh)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2020, 10:30am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ijulia-do-not-run/45409/5 "2020-08-24T10:30:08Z")

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@herAdri I really like usin gthe Chocolatey package manager in Windows

> **[Chocolatey - The package manager for Windows](https://chocolatey.org/)**
>
> Chocolatey is software management automation for Windows that wraps installers, executables, zips, and scripts into compiled packages. Chocolatey integrates w/SCCM, Puppet, Chef, etc. Chocolatey is trusted by businesses to manage software...

choco install Julia  
choco install miniconda  
Then run the Julia repl and install IJulia

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**Author:** ![johnh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/johnh/32/3615_2.png) [@johnh](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/johnh)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2020, 10:31am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ijulia-do-not-run/45409/6 "2020-08-24T10:31:53Z")

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Also if you are using an interactive notebook please look at the lovely Pluto.jl package

> **[GitHub - fonsp/Pluto.jl: 🎈 Simple reactive notebooks for Julia](https://github.com/fonsp/Pluto.jl)**
>
> 🎈 Simple reactive notebooks for Julia. Contribute to fonsp/Pluto.jl development by creating an account on GitHub.

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**Author:** ![HerAdri](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/heradri/32/5816_2.png) [@HerAdri](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/HerAdri)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2020, 1:28pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ijulia-do-not-run/45409/7 "2020-08-24T13:28:00Z")

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From Anaconda Navigator, I can start Jupyter and create a new Notebook with Julia !!! But from Julia herself I can’t go through IJulia to a Notebook!!!

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**Author:** ![Paul\_Soderlind](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/paul_soderlind/32/1753_2.png) [@Paul\_Soderlind](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Paul_Soderlind)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2020, 1:32pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ijulia-do-not-run/45409/8 "2020-08-24T13:32:46Z")

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did you run (from Julia)  
`ENV["JUPYTER"] = "C:\\Miniconda3\\Scripts\\jupyter.exe"` (change path as needed) before `build IJulia`?

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**Author:** ![oheil](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/oheil/32/220745_2.png) [@oheil](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/oheil)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2020, 1:36pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ijulia-do-not-run/45409/9 "2020-08-24T13:36:14Z")

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I had something similar when going from 1.4 to 1.5. I didn’t found out what was going on but renaming (home)/.julia to something else like .juliaXXX, starting Julia 1.5, ] instantiate, and ] add ing all packages new resolved the problem.

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**Author:** ![HerAdri](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/heradri/32/5816_2.png) [@HerAdri](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/HerAdri)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2020, 2:12pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ijulia-do-not-run/45409/10 "2020-08-24T14:12:23Z")

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```julia
julia> Pkg.rm("IJulia")
Updating `C:\Users\hermesr\.julia\environments\v1.5\Project.toml`
  [7073ff75] - IJulia v1.21.3
Updating `C:\Users\hermesr\.julia\environments\v1.5\Manifest.toml`
  [7073ff75] - IJulia v1.21.3
  [b85f4697] - SoftGlobalScope v1.1.0
  [c2297ded] - ZMQ v1.2.1
  [8f1865be] - ZeroMQ_jll v4.3.2+4
  [7b1f6079] - FileWatching

julia> ENV["JUPYTER"] ="C:\\Users\\hermesr\\Anaconda3\\Scripts\\jupyter.exe"
"C:\\Users\\hermesr\\Anaconda3\\Scripts\\jupyter.exe"

julia> Pkg.add("IJulia")
   Updating registry at `C:\Users\hermesr\.julia\registries\General`
  Resolving package versions...
Updating `C:\Users\hermesr\.julia\environments\v1.5\Project.toml`
  [7073ff75] + IJulia v1.21.3
Updating `C:\Users\hermesr\.julia\environments\v1.5\Manifest.toml`
  [7073ff75] + IJulia v1.21.3
  [b85f4697] + SoftGlobalScope v1.1.0
  [c2297ded] + ZMQ v1.2.1
  [8f1865be] + ZeroMQ_jll v4.3.2+4
  [7b1f6079] + FileWatching

julia> using IJulia

julia> notebook()
install Jupyter via Conda, y/n? [y]: y
[ Info: Downloading miniconda installer ...
[ Info: Installing miniconda ...
ERROR: IOError: could not spawn `'C:\Users\hermesr\.julia\conda\3\installer.exe' /S /AddToPath=0 /RegisterPython=0 '/D=C:\Users\hermesr\.julia\conda\3'`: unknown error (UNKNOWN)
Stacktrace:
 [1] _spawn_primitive(::String, ::Cmd, ::Array{Any,1}) at .\process.jl:99
 [2] #585 at .\process.jl:112 [inlined]
 [3] setup_stdios(::Base.var"#585#586"{Cmd}, ::Array{Any,1}) at .\process.jl:196
 [4] _spawn at .\process.jl:111 [inlined]
 [5] run(::Cmd; wait::Bool) at .\process.jl:439
 [6] run at .\process.jl:438 [inlined]
 [7] _install_conda(::String, ::Bool) at C:\Users\hermesr\.julia\packages\Conda\3rPhK\src\Conda.jl:172
 [8] _install_conda(::String) at C:\Users\hermesr\.julia\packages\Conda\3rPhK\src\Conda.jl:155
 [9] runconda(::Cmd, ::String) at C:\Users\hermesr\.julia\packages\Conda\3rPhK\src\Conda.jl:112
 [10] add(::String, ::String; channel::String) at C:\Users\hermesr\.julia\packages\Conda\3rPhK\src\Conda.jl:188
 [11] add at C:\Users\hermesr\.julia\packages\Conda\3rPhK\src\Conda.jl:187 [inlined] (repeats 2 times)
 [12] find_jupyter_subcommand(::String) at C:\Users\hermesr\.julia\packages\IJulia\tOM8L\src\jupyter.jl:23
 [13] notebook(; dir::String, detached::Bool) at C:\Users\hermesr\.julia\packages\IJulia\tOM8L\src\jupyter.jl:96
 [14] notebook() at C:\Users\hermesr\.julia\packages\IJulia\tOM8L\src\jupyter.jl:95
 [15] top-level scope at REPL[8]:1

julia> notebook()
install Jupyter via Conda, y/n? [y]: n
ERROR: C:\Users\hermesr\.julia\conda\3\Scripts\jupyter.exe is not installed, cannot run notebook
Stacktrace:
 [1] error(::String) at .\error.jl:33
 [2] find_jupyter_subcommand(::String) at C:\Users\hermesr\.julia\packages\IJulia\tOM8L\src\jupyter.jl:25
 [3] notebook(; dir::String, detached::Bool) at C:\Users\hermesr\.julia\packages\IJulia\tOM8L\src\jupyter.jl:96
 [4] notebook() at C:\Users\hermesr\.julia\packages\IJulia\tOM8L\src\jupyter.jl:95
 [5] top-level scope at REPL[8]:100:

```

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**Author:** ![HerAdri](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/heradri/32/5816_2.png) [@HerAdri](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/HerAdri)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2020, 2:13pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ijulia-do-not-run/45409/11 "2020-08-24T14:13:29Z")

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Please can you give more details of what was your procedure?

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**Author:** ![oheil](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/oheil/32/220745_2.png) [@oheil](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/oheil)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2020, 2:26pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ijulia-do-not-run/45409/12 "2020-08-24T14:26:01Z")

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In the filesystem of the operating system rename the folder .julia, which is located in your home directory, to something else. Renaming because you may want to restore it, if the procedure doesn’t help.  
So rename

```julia
C:\Users\hermesr\.julia

```

to

```julia
C:\Users\hermesr\.juliaXXX

```

Than start Julia and press the key ] to enter the Pkg-Repl.  
Enter

```julia
instantiate

```

and return.  
It looks like

```julia
(@v1.5) pkg> instantiate

```

After this just add IJulia and run notebook() as you were trying and see if it works now.

For me it was the package `Queryverse` which needs some python3 to call somewhere, but it errored out. After renaming and doing above steps it just worked.

There are a few similar discussions here with the same “solution” (it is not really a good solution as it doesn’t solve the unknown underlying issue).

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**Author:** ![HerAdri](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/heradri/32/5816_2.png) [@HerAdri](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/HerAdri)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2020, 2:43pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ijulia-do-not-run/45409/13 "2020-08-24T14:43:18Z")

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I can’t change the folder name.

 ![RnmJ](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/original/3X/2/1/214f0821bf60a4c896069596734306431070f9d9.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![oheil](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/oheil/32/220745_2.png) [@oheil](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/oheil)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2020, 2:47pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ijulia-do-not-run/45409/14 "2020-08-24T14:47:16Z")

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All running Julia/VSCode must be closed to rename the folder.

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**Author:** ![HerAdri](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/heradri/32/5816_2.png) [@HerAdri](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/HerAdri)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 8:32am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ijulia-do-not-run/45409/15 "2020-08-25T08:32:03Z")

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I shut down all the programs that were running, and I still can’t change the folder name

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**Author:** ![oheil](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/oheil/32/220745_2.png) [@oheil](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/oheil)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 8:48am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ijulia-do-not-run/45409/16 "2020-08-25T08:48:56Z")

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Do you have some issues with access rights to this folder? This folder and all content should have full rights for user “hermesr”. This may also explain the general issues you have.

It is now quite difficult to help from remote through this discussion and it seems that you only have some rudimentary skills regarding Windows. So, maybe you could ask some local skilled person to help with renaming folder “.julia”?

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**Author:** ![johnh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/johnh/32/3615_2.png) [@johnh](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/johnh)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 9:26am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ijulia-do-not-run/45409/17 "2020-08-25T09:26:58Z")

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Following from @oheil question - do you have Administrative rights on your Windows laptop?

And repeating myself (sorry) I really do like the Chocolatey package manager. IT makes Windows so much more easy to deal with.

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**Author:** ![HerAdri](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/heradri/32/5816_2.png) [@HerAdri](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/HerAdri)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 10:03am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ijulia-do-not-run/45409/18 "2020-08-25T10:03:32Z")

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# welcome to

**Pluto is already running !!**

 ![Plutoworking!](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/original/3X/d/7/d71da0bcdee6669960db8cc68490e27d51bda89c.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![HerAdri](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/heradri/32/5816_2.png) [@HerAdri](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/HerAdri)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 10:04am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ijulia-do-not-run/45409/19 "2020-08-25T10:04:52Z")

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I do not have all the administrative rights. It’s the work PC!  
Can I count on Chocolate?

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**Author:** ![HerAdri](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/heradri/32/5816_2.png) [@HerAdri](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/HerAdri)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 10:20am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ijulia-do-not-run/45409/20 "2020-08-25T10:20:07Z")

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So far I have advanced:

What is happening now ?!

```julia
ulia> using IJulia

julia> notebook()
[ Info: running `'C:\Users\hermesr\Anaconda3\Scripts\jupyter.exe' notebook`
Process(setenv(`'C:\Users\hermesr\Anaconda3\Scripts\jupyter.exe' notebook`; dir="C:\\Users\\hermesr"), ProcessExited(1))

julia> 

```

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