# Cannot install tensorflow because cannot install h5py

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**Category:** Jetson TX1\
**Tags:** tensorflow\
**Created:** [October 29, 2021, 1:34pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/cannot-install-tensorflow-because-cannot-install-h5py/193461 "2021-10-29T13:34:34Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 29, 2021, 1:34pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/cannot-install-tensorflow-because-cannot-install-h5py/193461/1 "2021-10-29T13:34:34Z")

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Hi All,  
This is an old topic, but that other one is closed. Still, I could not solve it by installing cython3 using sudo apt install cython3.

I do this on the jetson tx on Python 3.6.9 (Tried also 3.7 but tensorflow will not run with that at all)

Please some suggestions, since I loose so much time getting all the versions ‘matching’ and running. Thank you!

pip install h5py

Defaulting to user installation because normal site-packages is not writeable  
Looking in indexes: [Simple index](https://pypi.org/simple), [https://pypi.ngc.nvidia.com](https://pypi.ngc.nvidia.com)  
Collecting h5py  
Downloading h5py-3.1.0.tar.gz (371 kB)  
|████████████████████████████████| 371 kB 4.5 MB/s  
Installing build dependencies … done  
Getting requirements to build wheel … done  
Installing backend dependencies … |

…

blas\_opt\_info:  
blas\_mkl\_info:  
libraries mkl\_rt not found in [‘/usr/local/lib’, ‘/usr/lib’, ‘/usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu’]  
NOT AVAILABLE

```
blis_info:
  libraries blis not found in ['/usr/local/lib', '/usr/lib', '/usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu']
  NOT AVAILABLE

openblas_info:
  FOUND:
    libraries = ['openblas', 'openblas']
    library_dirs = ['/usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu']
    language = c
    define_macros = [('HAVE_CBLAS', None)]

```

ERROR: Command errored out with exit status 1: /usr/bin/python3.6 -u -c 'import io, os, sys, setuptool

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**Author:** ![kayccc](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/nvidia/user_avatar/forums.developer.nvidia.com/kayccc/32/14043_2.png) [@kayccc](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/kayccc)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2021, 10:47pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/cannot-install-tensorflow-because-cannot-install-h5py/193461/2 "2021-10-31T22:47:52Z")

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**There is no update from you for a period, assuming this is not an issue any more.  
Hence we are closing this topic. If need further support, please open a new one.  
Thanks**

> [@user18250](#):
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> I do this on the jetson tx

Which Jetson platform? TX1? Or Nano?

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**Post date:** [November 14, 2021, 10:48pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/cannot-install-tensorflow-because-cannot-install-h5py/193461/3 "2021-11-14T22:48:15Z")

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