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Preparing to use the ONTAP Python client library

You should prepare the environment before using the Python client library.

Basic requirements​

You must use Python 3.5 or later. The following packages are also required:

  • requests 2.22.0 or later

  • requests-toolbelt 0.9.1 or later

  • marshmallow 3.2.1 or later

Package name and version​

The name of the Python client library package is netapp_ontap. The version associated with the package is a combination of the ONTAP major and minor version numbers the library was generated from, along with a minor version for the client within the ONTAP release. For example, valid version numbers include: 9.6.1, 9.6.2, and 9.7.1.

Installation​

You must use pip to install the netapp_ontap package from the Python Package Index (PyPi) web site.