# How to use Kria-PYNQ from the command line?

**URL:** <https://discuss.pynq.io/t/how-to-use-kria-pynq-from-the-command-line/3723>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [February 22, 2022, 10:52am UTC](https://discuss.pynq.io/t/how-to-use-kria-pynq-from-the-command-line/3723 "2022-02-22T10:52:59Z")\
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Hi there,

This is probably because from v2.7 we are running inside a virtual environment.

Instead of running python in sudo try:

```auto
sudo -i
source /etc/profile.d/pynq_venv.sh
python3

```

Thanks  
Shawn

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