.. _install:

Installation
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Using Pip
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Install via pip: ::

	$ pip install softlayer

Install from source gia pip (requires git): ::

	$ pip install git+git://github.com/softlayer/softlayer-api-python-client.git

The most up to date version of this library can be found on the SoftLayer GitHub public repositories: https://github.com/softlayer. Please post to the SoftLayer forums https://forums.softlayer.com/ or open a support ticket in the SoftLayer customer portal if you have any questions regarding use of this library.


From Source
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The project is developed on GitHub, at `github.com/softlayer/softlayer-api-python-client <https://github.com/softlayer/softlayer-api-python-client>`_.


You can clone the public repository::

    $ git clone git://github.com/softlayer/softlayer-api-python-client.git

Or, Download the `tarball <https://github.com/softlayer/softlayer-api-python-client/tarball/master>`_::

    $ curl -OL https://github.com/softlayer/softlayer-api-python-client/tarball/master

Or, download the `zipball <https://github.com/softlayer/softlayer-api-python-client/zipball/master>`_::

    $ curl -OL https://github.com/softlayer/softlayer-api-python-client/zipball/master


Once you have a copy of the source, you can embed it in your Python package,
or install it into your site-packages easily::

    $ python setup.py install