+The Python SDK supports Python 2.7 and 3.4+
+
+h2. Option 1: 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.
+
+First, configure the "Arvados package repositories":../../install/packages.html
+
+{% assign arvados_component = 'python-arvados-python-client' %}
+
+{% include 'install_packages' %}
+
+h2. Option 2: Install 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.
+
+Run @pip install arvados-python-client@ in an appropriate installation environment, such as a @virtualenv@.
+
+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: