# Pyjulia getting around Python executable being it is statically linked to libpython

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**Created:** [January 26, 2020, 3:01am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pyjulia-getting-around-python-executable-being-it-is-statically-linked-to-libpython/33797 "2020-01-26T03:01:50Z")\
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I have run the command  
otool -L /usr/bin/python | grep libpython  
and it returns nothing.  
I am a little confused about the work arounds suggested in the docs.  
[https://pyjulia.readthedocs.io/en/latest/troubleshooting.html](https://pyjulia.readthedocs.io/en/latest/troubleshooting.html)  
Thanks!