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Expand Up @@ -160,6 +160,13 @@ configuration as json. We parse the json and use the output to attempt to find
the `libpython3.Xm.so` shared library so for example if we are loading python
3.6 we look for `libpython3.6m.so` on Linux or `libpython3.6m.dylib` on the Mac.

If we are unable to find a dynamic library such as `libpythonx.y.so` or `libpythonx.z.dylib`,
it may be because Python is statically linked and the library is not present at all.
This is dependent on the operating system and installation, and it is not always possible to detect it.
In this case, we will receive an error message saying "Failed to find a valid python library!".
To fix this, you may need to install additional OS packages or manually set the precise library location during `py/initialize!`.


This pathway has allowed us support Conda albeit with some work. For examples
using Conda, check out the facial rec repository a)bove or look into how we
[build](scripts/build-conda-docker)
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