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 Linux		
 #####See your distro docs (many Linux distributions, like Ubuntu, come with Python 3.5+ preinstalled)
+You need distutils to run get-pip.py :
+`sudo apt-get install python3-distutils`
 
 ###2. Install pip by downloading this script: [https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py](https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py).
 
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 ![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jimmysong/programmingbitcoin/master/images/prbc_0001.png)
 
-MORE INFO AT: [https://learning.oreilly.com/library/view/programming-bitcoin/9781492031482/preface01.html#setting_up](https://learning.oreilly.com/library/view/programming-bitcoin/9781492031482/preface01.html#setting_up)
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+MORE INFO AT: [https://learning.oreilly.com/library/view/programming-bitcoin/9781492031482/preface01.html#setting_up](https://learning.oreilly.com/library/view/programming-bitcoin/9781492031482/preface01.html#setting_up)