# How to install new python package on this competition？

**URL:** <https://community.drivendata.org/t/how-to-install-new-python-package-on-this-competition/11489>\
**Category:** DaT Parkinson's Prediction Challenge\
**Created:** [August 21, 2026, 12:36pm UTC](https://community.drivendata.org/t/how-to-install-new-python-package-on-this-competition/11489 "2026-08-21T12:36:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![tomkyte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/85e7bf/32.png) [@tomkyte](https://community.drivendata.org/u/tomkyte)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 12:36pm UTC](https://community.drivendata.org/t/how-to-install-new-python-package-on-this-competition/11489/1 "2026-08-21T12:36:02Z")

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how to install new python package on this competition？ i want use a package that not in the enveriment , may anyone help me to do it, thank you very much,waiting for your feedback. thanks

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**Author:** ![ishashah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f475e1/32.png) [@ishashah](https://community.drivendata.org/u/ishashah)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.drivendata.org/t/how-to-install-new-python-package-on-this-competition/11489/2 "2026-08-21T13:32:45Z")

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Hi @tomkyte , there are instructions on how to request additional packages in the runtime environment here: [GitHub - drivendataorg/competition-sfmn-parkinsons-runtime · GitHub](https://github.com/drivendataorg/competition-sfmn-parkinsons-runtime#requesting-changes-to-the-official-runtime)