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@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ title: "Python SDK"
 
 ...
 
-h1. Python SDK
-
 The Python SDK provides a generic set of wrappers so you can make API calls easily. It performs some validation before connecting to the API server: for example, it refuses to do an API call if a required parameter is missing.
 
 The library also includes some conveniences for use in Crunch scripts; see "Crunch utility libraries":crunch-utility-libraries.html for details.
@@ -16,17 +14,43 @@ h3. Installation
 
 If you are logged in to an Arvados VM, the Python SDK should be installed.
 
-To use the Python SDK elsewhere, build and install the package using the arvados source tree.
+To use the Python SDK elsewhere, you can either install the Python SDK via PyPI or build and install the package using the arvados source tree.
+
+{% include 'notebox_begin' %}
+The Python SDK requires Python 2.7
+{% include 'notebox_end' %}
+
+h4. Option 1: install with PyPI
+
+<notextile>
+<pre>
+$ <code class="userinput">sudo apt-get install python-pip python-dev libattr1-dev libfuse-dev pkg-config python-yaml</code>
+$ <code class="userinput">sudo pip install arvados-python-client</code>
+</pre>
+</notextile>
+
+_If your version of @pip@ is 1.4 or newer, the @pip install@ command might give an error: "Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement arvados-python-client". If this happens, fix it by adding a @--pre@ flag:_
+
+<notextile>
+<pre>
+$ <code class="userinput">sudo pip install --pre arvados-python-client</code>
+</pre>
+</notextile>
+
+h4. Option 2: build and install from source
 
 <notextile>
 <pre>
-$ <code class="userinput">git clone https://github.com/curoverse/arvados.git</code>
-$ <code class="userinput">cd arvados/sdk/python</code>
-$ <code class="userinput">sudo python setup.py install</code>
+~$ <code class="userinput">sudo apt-get install python-dev libattr1-dev libfuse-dev pkg-config</code>
+~$ <code class="userinput">git clone https://github.com/curoverse/arvados.git</code>
+~$ <code class="userinput">cd arvados/sdk/python</code>
+~/arvados/sdk/python$ <code class="userinput">sudo python setup.py install</code>
 </pre>
 </notextile>
 
-If the SDK is installed and your @ARVADOS_API_HOST@ and @ARVADOS_API_TOKEN@ environment variables are set up correctly (see "api-tokens":{{site.basedoc}}/user/reference/api-tokens.html for details), @import arvados@ should produce no errors:
+h4. Test installation
+
+If the SDK is installed and your @ARVADOS_API_HOST@ and @ARVADOS_API_TOKEN@ environment variables are set up correctly (see "api-tokens":{{site.baseurl}}/user/reference/api-tokens.html for details), @import arvados@ should produce no errors:
 
 <notextile>
 <pre>$ <code class="userinput">python</code>