X-Git-Url: https://git.arvados.org/arvados.git/blobdiff_plain/6fa46a69150cf4284988a65794b974c1cea6a46b..HEAD:/doc/sdk/python/sdk-python.html.textile.liquid

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@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ If you are logged in to an Arvados VM, the Python SDK should be installed.
 To use the Python SDK elsewhere, you can install it "from an Arvados distribution package":#package-install or "from PyPI using pip":#pip-install.
 
 {% include 'notebox_begin_warning' %}
-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+.
 {% include 'notebox_end' %}
 
-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
 
@@ -32,14 +32,10 @@ First, configure the "Arvados package repositories":../../install/packages.html
 
 {% include 'install_packages' %}
 
-{% include 'notebox_begin_warning' %}
-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.
-{% include 'notebox_end' %}
-
 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:
 
 <notextile>
-<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
@@ -53,7 +49,7 @@ Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
 Alternatively, you can run the Python executable inside the @virtualenv@ directly:
 
 <notextile>
-<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
 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
@@ -65,26 +61,27 @@ Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
 
 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:
 
-<pre>
-$ apt-get install git build-essential python3-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libssl-dev
-</pre>
+<notextile>
+<pre><code># <span class="userinput">apt install git build-essential python3-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libssl-dev</span>
+</code></pre>
+</notextile>
 
-Run @pip install arvados-python-client@ in an appropriate installation environment, such as a @virtualenv@.
+Run @python3 -m pip install arvados-python-client@ in an appropriate installation environment, such as a @virtualenv@.
 
 {% include 'notebox_begin_warning' %}
-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, try @pip install --pre arvados-python-client@.
+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, try @python3 -m pip install --pre arvados-python-client@.
 {% include 'notebox_end' %}
 
 You can test the installation by 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:
 
 <notextile>
-<pre>~$ <code class="userinput">python</code>
+<pre>~$ <code class="userinput">python3</code>
 Python 3.7.3 (default, Jul 25 2020, 13:03:44)
 [GCC 8.3.0] on linux
 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.