Installing PRAW
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PRAW supports Python 3.6+. The recommended way to install PRAW is via
"pip".

   pip install praw

Note:

  Depending on your system, you may need to use "pip3" to install
  packages for Python 3.

Warning:

  Avoid using "sudo" to install packages. Do you *really* trust this
  package?

For instructions on installing Python and pip see “The Hitchhiker’s
Guide to Python” Installation Guides.


Updating PRAW
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PRAW can be updated by running:

   pip install --upgrade praw


Installing Older Versions
=========================

Older versions of PRAW can be installed by specifying the version
number as part of the installation command:

   pip install praw==3.6.0


Installing the Latest Development Version
=========================================

Is there a feature that was recently merged into PRAW that you cannot
wait to take advantage of? If so, you can install PRAW directly from
GitHub like so:

   pip install --upgrade https://github.com/praw-dev/praw/archive/master.zip

You can also directly clone a copy of the repository using git, like
so:

   pip install --upgrade git+https://github.com/praw-dev/praw.git
