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# Preparing the environment in the AWS SDK

Configure the environment for your programming language:

{% list tabs group=programming_language %}

- Python {#python}

  1. Download and install [Python](https://www.python.org/downloads/) 3.6 or higher.
  1. Install the Boto3 library:

     ```bash
     pip install boto3
     ```

     For more information about the AWS SDK for Python (Boto), see the [AWS documentation](https://aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-python/).

{% endlist %}