# Elixir call python by ports

**URL:** <https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/elixir-call-python-by-ports/7247>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** python, how-to-question\
**Created:** [July 27, 2017, 8:28am UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/elixir-call-python-by-ports/7247 "2017-07-27T08:28:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![michalmuskala](https://forum.elixirforum.com/user_avatar/forum.elixirforum.com/michalmuskala/32/20288_2.png) [@michalmuskala](https://forum.elixirforum.com/u/michalmuskala)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2017, 10:00am UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/elixir-call-python-by-ports/7247/3 "2017-07-27T10:00:20Z")

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Here’s a great article on ports: [The Erlangelist - Outside Elixir](http://theerlangelist.com/article/outside_elixir)

It uses Ruby, not Python, but the general approach should be exactly the same.

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