# file type

**URL:** <https://forum.kx.com/t/file-type/14191>\
**Category:** Academy Support\
**Tags:** imported\
**Created:** [April 11, 2025, 3:39am UTC](https://forum.kx.com/t/file-type/14191 "2025-04-11T03:39:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Biraima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ba9def/32.png) [@Biraima](https://forum.kx.com/u/Biraima)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2025, 3:39am UTC](https://forum.kx.com/t/file-type/14191/1 "2025-04-11T03:39:47Z")

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[https://learninghub.kx.com/forums/topic/file-type](https://learninghub.kx.com/forums/topic/file-type)

hi there how can I get my sandbox to use Q instead of python

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**Author:** ![mwoods](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forum.kx.com/mwoods/32/35_2.png) [@mwoods](https://forum.kx.com/u/mwoods)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2025, 10:23am UTC](https://forum.kx.com/t/file-type/14191/2 "2025-04-11T10:23:35Z")

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you can use q first mode&nbsp;https://code.kx.com/pykx/3.1/examples/jupyter-integration.html#7-q-first-mode

```
kx.util.jupyter_qfirst_enable()
```