# Configure Python on TurboStack

Enable the Python runtime on an application and choose the version your application needs.

![The Python panel under Configure application > Technologies, enabled, with the free-text version field and the pointer to the downloads list of valid versions|1000](../../assets/screenshots/technologies/python.png)

## Where to configure it

The Python runtime is configured per application. In the TurboStack Platform, open an application and go to **Configure application > Technologies > Python**. From there you enable Python and select the version.

Python applications are usually published with the Nginx reverse proxy: your app listens on a local port and Nginx forwards public traffic to it. See [Configure the reverse proxy](../reverse-proxy/configure.md) for that part. If you are running Odoo, provision it through its dedicated app type instead - see [Deploy Odoo](../../applications/odoo/deploy.md).

## YAML configuration

### Required

| Key | Meaning |
| --- | --- |
| `python_version` | The Python major version to install, for example `"3.12"` (or newer). Setting this key is what enables the Python runtime for the application; there is no separate enable key. |

```yaml
python_version: "3.12"
```

## Related

- [What is Python?](what-is.md)
- [Configure the reverse proxy](../reverse-proxy/configure.md)
- [Applications overview](../../applications/index.md)