To use the Python SDK elsewhere, you can install from PyPI or a distribution package.
-As of Arvados 2.1, the Python SDK requires Python 3.5+. The last version to support Python 2.7 is Arvados 2.0.4.
+As of Arvados 2.2, the Python SDK requires Python 3.6+. The last version to support Python 2.7 is Arvados 2.0.4.
h2. Option 1: Install from a distribution package
If you installed from a distribution package (option 2): the package includes a virtualenv, which means the correct Python environment needs to be loaded before the Arvados SDK can be imported. This can be done by activating the virtualenv first:
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-<pre>~$ <code class="userinput">source /usr/share/python2.7/dist/python-arvados-python-client/bin/activate</code>
+<pre>~$ <code class="userinput">source /usr/share/python3/dist/python3-arvados-python-client/bin/activate</code>
(python-arvados-python-client) ~$ <code class="userinput">python</code>
Python 3.7.3 (default, Jul 25 2020, 13:03:44)
[GCC 8.3.0] on linux
Or alternatively, by using the Python executable from the virtualenv directly:
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-<pre>~$ <code class="userinput">/usr/share/python2.7/dist/python-arvados-python-client/bin/python</code>
+<pre>~$ <code class="userinput">/usr/share/python3/dist/python3-arvados-python-client/bin/python</code>
Python 3.7.3 (default, Jul 25 2020, 13:03:44)
[GCC 8.3.0] on linux
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