02_installation.mdx

id	installation
title	Installation
description	How to install the Apify client for Python and verify the installation.

Prerequisites

Before installing the Apify client, ensure your system meets the following requirements:

• An Apify account
• Python 3.10 or higher: You can download Python from the official website.
• Python package manager: While this guide uses pip, you can also use any package manager you want.

To verify that Python and pip are installed, run the following commands:

python --version

pip --version

If these commands return the respective versions, you're ready to continue.

Installation

The Apify client is available as the apify-client package on PyPI. To install it, run:

pip install apify-client

After installation, verify that the client is installed correctly by checking its version:

python -c 'import apify_client; print(apify_client.__version__)'