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.
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-h2(#package-install). Option 1: Install from a distribution package
+h2(#package-install). Install from a distribution package
-This installation method is recommended to make the CLI tools available system-wide. It can coexist with the installation method described in option 2, below.
+This installation method is recommended to make the CLI tools available system-wide. It can coexist with the pip installation method described below.
First, configure the "Arvados package repositories":../../install/packages.html
After you have successfully tested your installation, proceed to the the "API client overview":api-client.html and "cookbook":cookbook.html to learn how to use the SDK.
-h2(#pip-install). Option 2: Install with pip
+h2(#pip-install). Install from PyPI with pip
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.
-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 10 you can do this by running:
+Note the Python SDK uses @pycurl@ which depends on the @libcurl@ C library. To build the module you may have to first install additional packages. On Debian-based distributions you can install them by running:
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-$ apt-get install git build-essential python3-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libssl-dev
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+<pre><code># <span class="userinput">apt install git build-essential python3-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libssl-dev</span>
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Run @python3 -m pip install arvados-python-client@ in an appropriate installation environment, such as a @virtualenv@.