# Python ABIs and PEP 703

**URL:** <https://discuss.python.org/t/python-abis-and-pep-703/34018>\
**Category:** Core Development\
**Created:** [September 18, 2023, 2:59pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/python-abis-and-pep-703/34018 "2023-09-18T14:59:39Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 18, 2023, 7:58pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/python-abis-and-pep-703/34018/8 "2023-09-18T19:58:39Z")

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> [@colesbury](#):
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> I think the answer is “only to the same extent that you can install multiple versions of Python next to each other”

Fair enough. It’s actually pretty easy to do so for `pythonX.Y` on systems I care about, much harder for `pythonX.Y.Z` (e.g. you need to use different installation directories when installing from source). gil vs no-gil installations of the same `pythonX.Y` will likely also require different installation directories and can’t live side-by-side.

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