# install

installing with pip on windows:

`pip install blockthon`

installing in linux / debian:

```bash
sudo apt-get update&&sudo apt-get upgrade -y
sudo apt-get install -y autoconf automake build-essential libffi-dev libtool pkg-config python3-dev
pip3 install blockthon
```

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