# Accessing an overlay from multiple python interpreters

**URL:** <https://discuss.pynq.io/t/accessing-an-overlay-from-multiple-python-interpreters/3438>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [December 17, 2021, 8:21pm UTC](https://discuss.pynq.io/t/accessing-an-overlay-from-multiple-python-interpreters/3438 "2021-12-17T20:21:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![marioruiz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.pynq.io/marioruiz/32/2177_2.png) [@marioruiz](https://discuss.pynq.io/u/marioruiz)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2021, 2:05pm UTC](https://discuss.pynq.io/t/accessing-an-overlay-from-multiple-python-interpreters/3438/2 "2021-12-18T14:05:06Z")

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Hi,

What pynq version are you using?

In 2.7 I was able to do this using this piece of code

```python
import pynq
ol = pynq.Overlay(<your_overlay>.bit, download=False)
pynq.Device.active_device.reset(ol.parser, ol.timestamp, ol.bitfile_name)

```

Mario

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