# Problem installing mayavi

**URL:** https://discourse.vtk.org/t/problem-installing-mayavi/6382
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [August 15, 2021, 7:57am UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/problem-installing-mayavi/6382 "2021-08-15T07:57:00Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author: ![KitCarson03](https://discourse.vtk.org/user_avatar/discourse.vtk.org/kitcarson03/32/3813_2.png) [@KitCarson03](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/KitCarson03)
#### Post date: [August 15, 2021, 7:57am UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/problem-installing-mayavi/6382/1 "2021-08-15T07:57:00Z")

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Hi,  
i’m having some issues with mayavi installation in windows 10, python 3.8.9, mingw32 compiler

the installation stops at

`running build` message

all the requirements are satisfied

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### Author: ![mwestphal](https://discourse.vtk.org/user_avatar/discourse.vtk.org/mwestphal/32/19_2.png) [@mwestphal](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2021, 10:41am UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/problem-installing-mayavi/6382/2 "2021-08-16T10:41:38Z")

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