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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.
@@ -18,18 +16,28 @@ If you are logged in to an Arvados VM, the Python SDK should be installed.
 
 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.
 
-h4. Install with PyPI
+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</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">pip install arvados-python-client</code>
+$ <code class="userinput">sudo pip install --pre arvados-python-client</code>
 </pre>
 </notextile>
 
-h4. Build and install from source
+h4. Option 2: build and install from source
 
 <notextile>
 <pre>
+$ <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>
 $ <code class="userinput">./build.sh</code>
@@ -37,7 +45,9 @@ $ <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>