To use the Python SDK elsewhere, you can install it "from an Arvados distribution package":#package-install or "from PyPI using pip":#pip-install.
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-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.
+As of Arvados 3.0, the Python SDK requires Python 3.8+.
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h2(#package-install). Install from a distribution package
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-If you are on Ubuntu 18.04, please note that the Arvados packages that use Python depend on the python-3.8 package. This means they are installed under @/usr/share/python3.8@, not @/usr/share/python3@. You will need to update the commands below accordingly.
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The package includes a virtualenv, which means the correct Python environment needs to be loaded before the Arvados SDK can be imported. You can test the installation by doing that, then creating a client object. Ensure your "@ARVADOS_API_HOST@ and @ARVADOS_API_TOKEN@ credentials are set up correctly":{{site.baseurl}}/user/reference/api-tokens.html. Then you should be able to run the following without any errors:
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-<pre>~$ <code class="userinput">source /usr/share/python3/dist/python3-arvados-python-client/bin/activate</code>
+<pre>~$ <code class="userinput">source /usr/lib/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
Alternatively, you can run the Python executable inside the @virtualenv@ directly:
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-<pre>~$ <code class="userinput">/usr/share/python3/dist/python3-arvados-python-client/bin/python</code>
+<pre>~$ <code class="userinput">/usr/lib/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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