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h1. Install client libraries

h3. Python

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The Python package includes the Python API client library module and the CLI utilities @arv-get@ and @arv-put@.
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Get the arvados source tree.

notextile. <pre><code>$ <span class="userinput">git clone https://github.com/curoverse/arvados.git</span></code></pre>

Build and install the python package.

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<pre><code>$ <span class="userinput">cd arvados/sdk/python</span>
$ <span class="userinput">sudo python setup.py install</span>
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Alternatively, build the package (without sudo) using @python setup.py bdist_egg@ and copy the @.egg@ package from @dist/@ to the target system.

h3. Ruby

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The arvados package includes the Ruby client library module. The arvados-cli package includes the CLI utilities @arv@, @arv-run-pipeline-instance@, and @crunch-job@.
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notextile. <pre><code>$ <span class="userinput">sudo gem install arvados arvados-cli</span></code></pre>

h3. Perl

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The Perl client library includes the @Arvados.pm@ module and submodules.
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<pre><code>$ <span class="userinput">cd arvados/sdk/perl</span>
$ <span class="userinput">perl Makefile.PL</span>
$ <span class="userinput">sudo make install</span>
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