.. _install:

Installation of the Gen3 SDK
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This demonstrates how easy it is to get started with the Gen3 API.


$ pip install gen3
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To install the Gen3 SDK, simply run this command::

    $ pip install gen3

If you don't have pip installed,
`the Python install guide <http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest/starting/installation/>`_
has instructions on getting started with pip.

Get Source Code
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The Gen3 SDK is actively developed on GitHub,
`at <https://github.com/uc-cdis/gen3sdk-python>`_.

You can clone the repository::

    $ git clone git://github.com/uc-cdis/gen3sdk-python.git

Or, download the `tarball <https://github.com/uc-cdis/gen3sdk-python/tarball/master>`_::

    $ curl -OL https://github.com/uc-cdis/gen3sdk-python/tarball/master