# Python GCS support on Mac

**URL:** <https://forum.tiledb.com/t/python-gcs-support-on-mac/567>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [May 9, 2023, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.tiledb.com/t/python-gcs-support-on-mac/567 "2023-05-09T18:57:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![kdmnancefp](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.tiledb.com/kdmnancefp/32/265_2.png) [@kdmnancefp](https://forum.tiledb.com/u/kdmnancefp)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2023, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.tiledb.com/t/python-gcs-support-on-mac/567/1 "2023-05-09T18:57:02Z")

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Hello,

I am on a Macbook Pro, running Ventura, and Python 3.11.3.

I installed the Python tiledb library via pip from PyPI. It installed version 0.21.3, and more specifically this wheel: tiledb-0.21.3-cp311-cp311-macosx\_11\_0\_arm64.whl

When I run my code, I get this error:  
`tiledb.cc.TileDBError: [TileDB::VFS] Error: TileDB was built without GCS support`

Do the wheels in PyPI not have GCS support enabled on Macs by default?

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**Author:** ![ihnorton](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.tiledb.com/ihnorton/32/23_2.png) [@ihnorton](https://forum.tiledb.com/u/ihnorton)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2023, 1:46am UTC](https://forum.tiledb.com/t/python-gcs-support-on-mac/567/2 "2023-05-10T01:46:30Z")

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Hi @kdmnancefp, yes - currently it is only available in the conda package. GCS will be available in the PyPI wheels for the next release.

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**Author:** ![kdmnancefp](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.tiledb.com/kdmnancefp/32/265_2.png) [@kdmnancefp](https://forum.tiledb.com/u/kdmnancefp)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2023, 10:53pm UTC](https://forum.tiledb.com/t/python-gcs-support-on-mac/567/3 "2023-05-10T22:53:29Z")

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Thanks for the info @ihnorton, looking forward to that release 🙂