# Python HF Not Working **URL:** \ **Category:** Beginners\ **Created:** [June 30, 2025, 9:31pm UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/python-hf-not-working/161237 "2025-06-30T21:31:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![John6666](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/hellohellohello/user_avatar/discuss.huggingface.co/john6666/32/27664_2.png) [@John6666](https://discuss.huggingface.co/u/John6666)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2025, 12:12am UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/python-hf-not-working/161237/2 "2025-07-01T00:12:52Z")
It cannot be used via API unless it is a deployed model, and deployed models are occasionally changed. [That model does not appear to be deployed](https://huggingface.co/distilbert/distilgpt2). > [@Persistent 404 Not Found Errors with Public Inference API](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/persistent-404-not-found-errors-with-public-inference-api/154119): > > Problem: For the past day or so, all My attempts to make POST requests to the public Inference API endpoint result in a 404 Not Found error. This happens regardless of the model I try to query, including standard, known-available models like gpt2. The response body simply contains “Not Found"“ My Hugging Face Username: Mehdimemar Troubleshooting Steps Taken: Model Validity Confirmed: I’ve tested numerous valid model IDs (like gpt2, distilbert-base-uncased-fine tuned-sst-2-english, various … These are [the models currently deployed with Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co/models?inference_provider=hf-inference&sort=trending). --- _[View the full topic](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/python-hf-not-working/161237)._