# About
This is the Python client library for Google's discovery based APIs. To get started, please see the [full documentation for this library](http://google.github.io/google-api-python-client).
# Installation
To install, simply use `pip` or `easy_install`:
```bash
$ pip install --upgrade google-api-python-client
```
or
```bash
$ easy_install --upgrade google-api-python-client
```
See the [Developers Guide](https://developers.google.com/api-client-library/python/start/get_started) for more detailed instructions and additional documentation.
# Third Party Libraries
The following libraries will be installed when you install the client library:
* [httplib2](https://github.com/jcgregorio/httplib2)
* [uri-templates](https://github.com/uri-templates/uritemplate-py)
Depending on your version of Python, these libraries may also be installed:
* [simplejson](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/simplejson/)
For development you will also need:
* [WebTest](http://pythonpaste.org/webtest/)
# Contributing
Please see the [contributing page](http://google.github.io/google-api-python-client/contributing.html) for more information. In particular, we love pull requests - but please make sure to sign the contributor license agreement.