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Install Python SDK

The Box Python SDK can be used to make API calls to the Box APIs in a Python project.

Learn more about the Python SDK on GitHub

Installation

To install the Python SDK run the following command from your terminal window or command prompt using pip.

pip install boxsdk

JWT application

When working with a Box App that uses server-side JWT authentication, the following additional module needs to be installed.

pip install "boxsdk[jwt]"

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