# Need help running dbt tutorial at CLI

**URL:** <https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/need-help-running-dbt-tutorial-at-cli/2976>\
**Category:** Archive\
**Created:** [September 1, 2021, 8:53pm UTC](https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/need-help-running-dbt-tutorial-at-cli/2976 "2021-09-01T20:53:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![dbt\_user\_steve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6de8d8/32.png) [@dbt\_user\_steve](https://discourse.getdbt.com/u/dbt_user_steve)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2021, 8:53pm UTC](https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/need-help-running-dbt-tutorial-at-cli/2976/1 "2021-09-01T20:53:33Z")

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I am following the dbt tutorial for creating a project using the CLI ([Getting started with dbt Core | dbt Docs](https://docs.getdbt.com/tutorial/create-a-project-dbt-cli))

I am stuck at the part where I do a “dbt debug”, getting this error:

```auto
(dbt-env) $ dbt debug
Running with dbt=0.20.1
dbt version: 0.20.1
python version: 3.9.7
python path: C:\Users\shart\dbt-env\Scripts\python.exe
os info: Windows-10-10.0.19041-SP0
Using profiles.yml file at C:\Users\shart\.dbt\profiles.yml
Using dbt_project.yml file at C:\Users\shart\jaffle-shop2\dbt_project.yml

Encountered an error:
object. __init__ () takes exactly one argument (the instance to initialize)

```

I’ve googled it a lot and haven’t found anyone with the same error.  
Thanks in advance for any guidance.

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**Author:** ![jaypeedevlin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discourse.getdbt.com/jaypeedevlin/32/638_2.png) [@jaypeedevlin](https://discourse.getdbt.com/u/jaypeedevlin)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2021, 8:56pm UTC](https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/need-help-running-dbt-tutorial-at-cli/2976/2 "2021-09-01T20:56:46Z")

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Hi Steve,

If you use Python 3.9.6 or earlier you will avoid that error — there seems to be a compatibility issue between 3.9.7 and dbt.

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**Author:** ![dbt\_user\_steve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6de8d8/32.png) [@dbt\_user\_steve](https://discourse.getdbt.com/u/dbt_user_steve)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2021, 9:12pm UTC](https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/need-help-running-dbt-tutorial-at-cli/2976/3 "2021-09-01T21:12:26Z")

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Dang it–missed it by 0.0.1!!  
Thank you very much! I will try to use 3.9.6