Install via pip:

$ pip install softlayer

For Debian "jessie" (currently testing) and Ubuntu 14.04, official system packages are available:

$ sudo apt-get install python-softlayer

The project is developed on GitHub, at https://github.com/softlayer/softlayer-python.

Install from source via pip (requires git):

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

You can clone the public repository:

$ git clone [email protected]:softlayer/softlayer-python.git

Or, Download the tarball:

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

Or, download the zipball:

$ curl -OL https://github.com/softlayer/softlayer-python/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

For more information about working with the source, or contributing to the project, please see the :ref:`Contribution Guide <api_dev>`.