1.3.5.2.1 Prerequisites for Installing the Python Client

You must ensure that the following prerequisites are met before you install the Python client:

1. Make sure that the following software is installed in your system:
   • Oracle JDK 8 or later
   • Python 3.6 or later

     However, if you want to use Pandas related functionality, you must install Python 3.8 or Python 3.9. This is because the pandas package is only shipped for these Python versions.

     To verify you are using the right version of the Python client, run the following command:

     $> python3 --version
     Python 3.6.1

     Note:

     It is recommended that you install Python 3.8 or 3.9 if you want to use

   Note:

   Python 2.x is not supported.

   For more information on installing Python 3 on Oracle Linux, see Python for Oracle Linux.

2. Ensure that python3-devel is installed in your system.

   sudo yum install python3-devel