# Need help with old tryton instance

**URL:** https://discuss.tryton.org/t/need-help-with-old-tryton-instance/6444
**Category:** System Administrator
**Created:** [August 16, 2023, 8:10am UTC](https://discuss.tryton.org/t/need-help-with-old-tryton-instance/6444 "2023-08-16T08:10:12Z")
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### Author: ![smoe](https://discuss-cdn.tryton.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@smoe](https://discuss.tryton.org/u/smoe)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2023, 8:10am UTC](https://discuss.tryton.org/t/need-help-with-old-tryton-instance/6444/1 "2023-08-16T08:10:12Z")

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Hi,

i have a fairly old tryton instance (4.4.8) which i need to containerize. I managed to install python 2.7 and tryton 4.4.8, but I have trouble getting the custom module to run. when i try `python setup.py install` i get

```auto
error: package directory 'trytond/modules/party' does not exist

```

Any ideas what I am doing wrong?

cheers  
smoe

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### Author: ![ced](https://discuss-cdn.tryton.org/user_avatar/discuss.tryton.org/ced/32/1237_2.png) [@ced](https://discuss.tryton.org/u/ced)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2023, 8:54am UTC](https://discuss.tryton.org/t/need-help-with-old-tryton-instance/6444/2 "2023-08-16T08:54:26Z")

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What is the content of the custom module you try to install?  
Is the setup.py or MANIFEST.in refer to the path `trytond/modules/party`?

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### Author: ![smoe](https://discuss-cdn.tryton.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@smoe](https://discuss.tryton.org/u/smoe)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2023, 8:59am UTC](https://discuss.tryton.org/t/need-help-with-old-tryton-instance/6444/3 "2023-08-16T08:59:51Z")

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Not as far as I can see. The only mentions for party are in setup.py

```auto
...
    packages=[
        'trytond.modules.party',
        'trytond.modules.party.tests',
        ],
    package_data={
        'trytond.modules.party': (info.get('xml', [])
            + ['tryton.cfg', 'view/*.xml', 'locale/*.po']),
        },
...

```

and in tryton.cfg:

```auto
...
depends:
    party
...

```

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### Author: ![ced](https://discuss-cdn.tryton.org/user_avatar/discuss.tryton.org/ced/32/1237_2.png) [@ced](https://discuss.tryton.org/u/ced)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2023, 9:31am UTC](https://discuss.tryton.org/t/need-help-with-old-tryton-instance/6444/4 "2023-08-16T09:31:08Z")

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It does not make sense for the custom party to package the standard party module.  
It looks like to setup.py has been copied from the party module without being adapted.