# How to make updated Python external evaluation work with Wolfram?

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**Tags:** external-interfaces\
**Created:** [October 18, 2025, 7:12pm UTC](https://community.wolfram.com/t/how-to-make-updated-python-external-evaluation-work-with-wolfram/26069 "2025-10-18T19:12:47Z")\
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Problem solved. The new installation needed another component to be installed using the command line.

C:\Users\rimme\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python314\python.exe -m pip install pyzmq

After that RegisterExternalEvaluator[] worked.