# Import hail as hl not working **URL:** \ **Category:** Hail Query & hailctl\ **Created:** [February 12, 2021, 11:47pm UTC](https://discuss.hail.is/t/import-hail-as-hl-not-working/1916 "2021-02-12T23:47:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mprabha2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c6cbf5/32.png) [@mprabha2](https://discuss.hail.is/u/mprabha2)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2021, 11:47pm UTC](https://discuss.hail.is/t/import-hail-as-hl-not-working/1916/1 "2021-02-12T23:47:06Z")
ipython-input-1-90be69de01e3\> in ----\> 1 import hail as hl ~/anaconda3/lib/python3.8/site-packages/hail/ **init**.py in 29 # F401 ‘.expr.\*’ imported but unused 30 # E402 module level import not at top of file —\> 31 from .table import Table, GroupedTable, asc, desc # noqa: E402 32 from .matrixtable import MatrixTable, GroupedMatrixTable # noqa: E402 33 from .expr import \* # noqa: F401,F403,E402 ~/anaconda3/lib/python3.8/site-packages/hail/table.py in 2 import itertools 3 import pandas ----\> 4 import pyspark 5 from typing import Optional, Dict, Callable 6 ~/anaconda3/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pyspark/ **init**.py in 49 50 from pyspark.conf import SparkConf —\> 51 from pyspark.context import SparkContext 52 from pyspark.rdd import RDD, RDDBarrier 53 from pyspark.files import SparkFiles ~/anaconda3/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pyspark/context.py in 29 from py4j.protocol import Py4JError 30 —\> 31 from pyspark import accumulators 32 from pyspark.accumulators import Accumulator 33 from pyspark.broadcast import Broadcast, BroadcastPickleRegistry ~/anaconda3/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pyspark/accumulators.py in 95 import socketserver as SocketServer 96 import threading —\> 97 from pyspark.serializers import read\_int, PickleSerializer 98 99 ~/anaconda3/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pyspark/serializers.py in 69 xrange = range 70 —\> 71 from pyspark import cloudpickle 72 from pyspark.util import \_exception\_message 73 ~/anaconda3/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pyspark/cloudpickle.py in 143 144 → 145 \_cell\_set\_template\_code = \_make\_cell\_set\_template\_code() 146 147 ~/anaconda3/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pyspark/cloudpickle.py in \_make\_cell\_set\_template\_code() 124 ) 125 else: → 126 return types.CodeType( 127 co.co\_argcount, 128 co.co\_kwonlyargcount, TypeError: an integer is required (got type bytes) ---
**Author:** ![tpoterba](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discuss.hail.is/tpoterba/32/61_2.png) [@tpoterba](https://discuss.hail.is/u/tpoterba)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2021, 11:50pm UTC](https://discuss.hail.is/t/import-hail-as-hl-not-working/1916/2 "2021-02-12T23:50:26Z")
pyspark, which is a Python dependency of Hail, is incompatible with python 3.8. Versions 3.6 and 3.7 should work.