Install via pip:
$ pip install softlayer
Install from source gia pip (requires git):
$ pip install git+git://github.com/softlayer/softlayer-api-python-client.git
The most up to date version of this library can be found on the SoftLayer GitHub public repositories: https://github.com/softlayer. Please post to the SoftLayer forums https://forums.softlayer.com/ or open a support ticket in the SoftLayer customer portal if you have any questions regarding use of this library.
The project is developed on GitHub, at github.com/softlayer/softlayer-api-python-client.
You can clone the public repository:
$ git clone git://github.com/softlayer/softlayer-api-python-client.git
Or, Download the tarball:
$ curl -OL https://github.com/softlayer/softlayer-api-python-client/tarball/master
Or, download the zipball:
$ curl -OL https://github.com/softlayer/softlayer-api-python-client/zipball/master
Once you have a copy of the source, you can embed it in your Python package, or install it into your site-packages easily:
$ python setup.py install