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-The Python SDK provides access from Python to the Arvados API and Keep. It also includes a number of command line tools for using and administering Arvados and Keep, and some conveniences for use in Crunch scripts; see "Crunch utility libraries":crunch-utility-libraries.html for details.
+The Python SDK provides access from Python to the Arvados API and Keep, along with a number of command line tools for using and administering Arvados and Keep.
h2. Installation
h2. Option 2: Install with pip
-This installation method is recommended to use the SDK in your own Python programs. It can coexist with the system-wide installation method from a distribution package (option 2, below).
+This installation method is recommended to use the SDK in your own Python programs. If installed into a @virtualenv@, it can coexist with the system-wide installation method from a distribution package.
Run @pip install arvados-python-client@ in an appropriate installation environment, such as a @virtualenv@.
-The SDK uses @pycurl@ which depends on the @libcurl@ C library. To build the module you may have to install additional packages. On Debian 9 this is:
+Note:
+
+The SDK uses @pycurl@ which depends on the @libcurl@ C library. To build the module you may have to first install additional packages. On Debian 9 this is:
+
+<pre>
+$ apt-get install git build-essential python-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libssl1.0-dev
+</pre>
+
+For Python 3 this is
<pre>
$ apt-get install git build-essential python3-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libssl1.0-dev