Installation
============
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Instaloader requires `Python `__, at least
version 3.5. If you have `pip `__
installed, you may install Instaloader using
::
pip3 install instaloader
Alternatively, to get the most current version of Instaloader from our
`Git repository `__:
::
pip3 install git+https://github.com/Thammus/instaloader
(pass ``--upgrade`` to upgrade if Instaloader is already installed)
Instaloader requires
`requests `__, which
will be installed automatically, if it is not already installed.
**Alternative methods for installing Instaloader:**
- If you do not want to use pip, even though it is highly recommended,
and prefer to **install Instaloader manually**,
`Download the Source `__,
extract the Zip or Tarball and execute ``instaloader.py`` from there.
- On **Arch Linux**, you may install Instaloader using the
`Instaloader AUR package `__.
- On **Gentoo Linux**, you may install Instaloader using the
`Instaloader Ebuild `__.