# Can't install API 0.38

**URL:** <https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/cant-install-api-0-38/244>\
**Category:** Alpaca Account Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [September 7, 2019, 9:57pm UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/cant-install-api-0-38/244 "2019-09-07T21:57:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![Klaus\_Smit](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.alpaca.markets/klaus_smit/32/159_2.png) [@Klaus\_Smit](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/Klaus_Smit)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2019, 9:57pm UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/cant-install-api-0-38/244/1 "2019-09-07T21:57:55Z")

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Trying to run pip install alpaca-trade-api==0.38.  
It does not work for .33,.34,.35,.36,.37 either  
The same command did work for .32 though.

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**Author:** ![kris](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.alpaca.markets/kris/32/163_2.png) [@kris](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/kris)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2019, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/cant-install-api-0-38/244/2 "2019-09-08T16:58:32Z")

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try the newest version, i dont use python so i cant help you much but i know there’s a big difference in python 2 and python 3 try to see what one that api version supports or try there php api i was able to get that part up in a few hrs

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**Author:** ![Klaus\_Smit](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.alpaca.markets/klaus_smit/32/159_2.png) [@Klaus\_Smit](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/Klaus_Smit)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2019, 2:58am UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/cant-install-api-0-38/244/3 "2019-09-09T02:58:15Z")

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I am using the newest version of python. Why do you think I am not?

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**Author:** ![joshcogburn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.alpaca.markets/joshcogburn/32/127_2.png) [@joshcogburn](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/joshcogburn)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/cant-install-api-0-38/244/4 "2019-09-13T19:37:53Z")

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Are you still having trouble? Can you post python version (python --version)

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**Author:** ![YacovShovel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.alpaca.markets/yacovshovel/32/212_2.png) [@YacovShovel](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/YacovShovel)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2019, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/cant-install-api-0-38/244/5 "2019-10-03T20:45:55Z")

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I am on Python 3.5.2 and still having this problem. Any advice?

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**Author:** ![coins](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.alpaca.markets/coins/32/62_2.png) [@coins](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/coins)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2019, 12:42pm UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/cant-install-api-0-38/244/6 "2019-10-04T12:42:33Z")

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Check the github page… Note this module supports only python version 3.6 and above, due to the async/await and websockets module dependency.

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**Author:** ![joshcogburn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.alpaca.markets/joshcogburn/32/127_2.png) [@joshcogburn](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/joshcogburn)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2019, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/cant-install-api-0-38/244/7 "2019-11-04T21:09:46Z")

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I second that, you’ll definitely encounter problems on previous versions.

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**Author:** ![joshcogburn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.alpaca.markets/joshcogburn/32/127_2.png) [@joshcogburn](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/joshcogburn)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2019, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/cant-install-api-0-38/244/8 "2019-11-04T21:10:53Z")

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@YacovShovel Welcome to the forum!