This is really cool and informative, but I believe Ubuntu does come with Python 3.6.3 now. I didnt have to deal with any Python updates on my fresh instalation (about a week ago) and my Python runs on 3.6.3.

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You have copy pasted from here. https://github.com/amosbastian/steem-python-tutorial

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I do not understand this at all ..

Having trouble on my mac. 
I didn't go through Anaconda.
Installed brew, then python 3.6, looked for libssl-dev on brew nothing came up. search and found.
https://superuser.com/questions/1089390/how-to-install-libssl-dev-libffi-dev-on-mac-os
didn't worked. 

getting bunch of these when I try to execute that code above,

```WARNING:urllib3.connectionpool:Retrying (Retry(total=0, connect=None, read=None, redirect=0, status=None)) after connection broken by 'NewConnectionError('<urllib3.connection.VerifiedHTTPSConnection object at 0x10bac2a58>: Failed to establish a new connection: [Errno 8] nodename nor servname provided, or not known',)': /```

and this after terminating.
```
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/connectionpool.py", line 601, in urlopen
    chunked=chunked)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/connectionpool.py", line 346, in _make_request
    self._validate_conn(conn)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/connectionpool.py", line 850, in _validate_conn
    conn.connect()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/connection.py", line 284, in connect
    conn = self._new_conn()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/connection.py", line 150, in _new_conn
    self, "Failed to establish a new connection: %s" % e)
urllib3.exceptions.NewConnectionError: <urllib3.connection.VerifiedHTTPSConnection object at 0x10b9a7278>: Failed to establish a new connection: [Errno 8] nodename nor servname provided, or not known

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/steembase/http_client.py", line 146, in exec
    response = self.request(body=body)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/poolmanager.py", line 321, in urlopen
    response = conn.urlopen(method, u.request_uri, **kw)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/connectionpool.py", line 668, in urlopen
    **response_kw)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/connectionpool.py", line 668, in urlopen
    **response_kw)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/connectionpool.py", line 668, in urlopen
    **response_kw)
  [Previous line repeated 16 more times]
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/connectionpool.py", line 639, in urlopen
    _stacktrace=sys.exc_info()[2])
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/util/retry.py", line 388, in increment
    raise MaxRetryError(_pool, url, error or ResponseError(cause))
urllib3.exceptions.MaxRetryError: HTTPSConnectionPool(host='steemd.steemit.com', port=443): Max retries exceeded with url: / (Caused by NewConnectionError('<urllib3.connection.VerifiedHTTPSConnection object at 0x10b9a7278>: Failed to establish a new connection: [Errno 8] nodename nor servname provided, or not known',))

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/connection.py", line 141, in _new_conn
    (self.host, self.port), self.timeout, **extra_kw)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/util/connection.py", line 60, in create_connection
    for res in socket.getaddrinfo(host, port, family, socket.SOCK_STREAM):
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.6.4_2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.6/lib/python3.6/socket.py", line 745, in getaddrinfo
    for res in _socket.getaddrinfo(host, port, family, type, proto, flags):
socket.gaierror: [Errno 8] nodename nor servname provided, or not known

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/connectionpool.py", line 601, in urlopen
    chunked=chunked)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/connectionpool.py", line 346, in _make_request
    self._validate_conn(conn)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/connectionpool.py", line 850, in _validate_conn
    conn.connect()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/connection.py", line 284, in connect
    conn = self._new_conn()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/connection.py", line 150, in _new_conn
    self, "Failed to establish a new connection: %s" % e)
urllib3.exceptions.NewConnectionError: <urllib3.connection.VerifiedHTTPSConnection object at 0x10b9b8b00>: Failed to establish a new connection: [Errno 8] nodename nor servname provided, or not known

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/steembase/http_client.py", line 146, in exec
    response = self.request(body=body)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/poolmanager.py", line 321, in urlopen
    response = conn.urlopen(method, u.request_uri, **kw)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/connectionpool.py", line 668, in urlopen
    **response_kw)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/connectionpool.py", line 668, in urlopen
    **response_kw)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/connectionpool.py", line 668, in urlopen
    **response_kw)
  [Previous line repeated 16 more times]
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/connectionpool.py", line 639, in urlopen
    _stacktrace=sys.exc_info()[2])
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/util/retry.py", line 388, in increment
    raise MaxRetryError(_pool, url, error or ResponseError(cause))
urllib3.exceptions.MaxRetryError: HTTPSConnectionPool(host='steemd.steemit.com', port=443): Max retries exceeded with url: / (Caused by NewConnectionError('<urllib3.connection.VerifiedHTTPSConnection object at 0x10b9b8b00>: Failed to establish a new connection: [Errno 8] nodename nor servname provided, or not known',))

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/connection.py", line 141, in _new_conn
    (self.host, self.port), self.timeout, **extra_kw)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/util/connection.py", line 60, in create_connection
    for res in socket.getaddrinfo(host, port, family, socket.SOCK_STREAM):
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.6.4_2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.6/lib/python3.6/socket.py", line 745, in getaddrinfo
    for res in _socket.getaddrinfo(host, port, family, type, proto, flags):
socket.gaierror: [Errno 8] nodename nor servname provided, or not known

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/connectionpool.py", line 601, in urlopen
    chunked=chunked)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/connectionpool.py", line 346, in _make_request
    self._validate_conn(conn)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/connectionpool.py", line 850, in _validate_conn
    conn.connect()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/connection.py", line 284, in connect
    conn = self._new_conn()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/connection.py", line 150, in _new_conn
    self, "Failed to establish a new connection: %s" % e)
urllib3.exceptions.NewConnectionError: <urllib3.connection.VerifiedHTTPSConnection object at 0x10bab2358>: Failed to establish a new connection: [Errno 8] nodename nor servname provided, or not known

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/steembase/http_client.py", line 146, in exec
    response = self.request(body=body)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/poolmanager.py", line 321, in urlopen
    response = conn.urlopen(method, u.request_uri, **kw)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/connectionpool.py", line 668, in urlopen
    **response_kw)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/connectionpool.py", line 668, in urlopen
    **response_kw)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/connectionpool.py", line 668, in urlopen
    **response_kw)
  [Previous line repeated 16 more times]
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/connectionpool.py", line 639, in urlopen
    _stacktrace=sys.exc_info()[2])
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/util/retry.py", line 388, in increment
    raise MaxRetryError(_pool, url, error or ResponseError(cause))
urllib3.exceptions.MaxRetryError: HTTPSConnectionPool(host='steemd.steemit.com', port=443): Max retries exceeded with url: / (Caused by NewConnectionError('<urllib3.connection.VerifiedHTTPSConnection object at 0x10bab2358>: Failed to establish a new connection: [Errno 8] nodename nor servname provided, or not known',))

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/connection.py", line 141, in _new_conn
    (self.host, self.port), self.timeout, **extra_kw)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/util/connection.py", line 60, in create_connection
    for res in socket.getaddrinfo(host, port, family, socket.SOCK_STREAM):
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.6.4_2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.6/lib/python3.6/socket.py", line 745, in getaddrinfo
    for res in _socket.getaddrinfo(host, port, family, type, proto, flags):
socket.gaierror: [Errno 8] nodename nor servname provided, or not known

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/connectionpool.py", line 601, in urlopen
    chunked=chunked)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/connectionpool.py", line 346, in _make_request
    self._validate_conn(conn)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/connectionpool.py", line 850, in _validate_conn
    conn.connect()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/connection.py", line 284, in connect
    conn = self._new_conn()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/connection.py", line 150, in _new_conn
    self, "Failed to establish a new connection: %s" % e)
urllib3.exceptions.NewConnectionError: <urllib3.connection.VerifiedHTTPSConnection object at 0x10bac2b70>: Failed to establish a new connection: [Errno 8] nodename nor servname provided, or not known

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/steembase/http_client.py", line 146, in exec
    response = self.request(body=body)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/poolmanager.py", line 321, in urlopen
    response = conn.urlopen(method, u.request_uri, **kw)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/connectionpool.py", line 668, in urlopen
    **response_kw)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/connectionpool.py", line 668, in urlopen
    **response_kw)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/connectionpool.py", line 668, in urlopen
    **response_kw)
  [Previous line repeated 16 more times]
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/connectionpool.py", line 639, in urlopen
    _stacktrace=sys.exc_info()[2])
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/util/retry.py", line 388, in increment
    raise MaxRetryError(_pool, url, error or ResponseError(cause))
urllib3.exceptions.MaxRetryError: HTTPSConnectionPool(host='steemd.steemit.com', port=443): Max retries exceeded with url: / (Caused by NewConnectionError('<urllib3.connection.VerifiedHTTPSConnection object at 0x10bac2b70>: Failed to establish a new connection: [Errno 8] nodename nor servname provided, or not known',))

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "first.py", line 3, in <module>
    s.get_account('ned')['sbd_balance']
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/steem/steemd.py", line 157, in get_account
    return first(self.exec('get_accounts', [account]))
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/steembase/http_client.py", line 167, in exec
    _ret_cnt=_ret_cnt + 1)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/steembase/http_client.py", line 167, in exec
    _ret_cnt=_ret_cnt + 1)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/steembase/http_client.py", line 167, in exec
    _ret_cnt=_ret_cnt + 1)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/steembase/http_client.py", line 159, in exec
    time.sleep(_ret_cnt) # we should wait only a short period before trying the next node, but still slowly increase backoff
```

Hi, amosbastian.

Excellent Tutorial ..! I'm following it step by step.
I have a problem in Step 3.3 when I run the s.get_account ('rcuriel') instruction python enters a loop showing the following message ....

**WARNING:urllib3.connectionpool:Retrying (Retry(total=19, connect=None, read=None, redirect=0, status=None)) after connection broken by 'NewConnectionError('<urllib3.connection.VerifiedHTTPSConnection object at 0xb665594c>: Failed to establish a new connection: [Errno -2] Name or service not known',)': /**

...then I break it with Ctrl+"C"

Important, my operating system is Ubuntu Bionic Beaver (development branch)

could you help me..?

YOU ARE A LIFESAVER! i've tried installing on windows 10 for over 8 hours and i failed.

there was a problem with connection tho, so i did this.
nodes=['https://api.steemit.com']
from steem import Steem
s = Steem(nodes)

anyways you're amazing 👍
i cant tell you how happy i am!

Well you should change your tutorial, right now if you follow it you get an error as https://steemd.steemit.com does not exist anymore, now it must be changed to https://api.steemit.com, here is a screen capture of how to do it easily, editing the file "steemd.py" in the same directory where the CLI from step 4 is.
![arreglar steempython.JPG](https://steemitimages.com/DQmZeihEgS879MY2pP4gJGW2Li4FCSamE2WMXENiiikSbFJ/arreglar%20steempython.JPG)
Afterwards it works ok and you don't need to specify the correct node.

Hi, thanks for this tutorial! But I have some issues; I followed the tutorial step by step (digital ocean Ubuntu 16 droplet using the newest Anaconda3-5.1.0), but I always get error messages during the installation:
>   Failed building wheel for ujson
>  Failed building wheel for scrypt
> Command "/home/myuser/anaconda3/bin/python -u -c "import setuptools, tokenize;__file__='/tmp/pip-build-tmqoph2t/ujson/setup.py';f=getattr(tokenize, 'open', open)(__file__);code=f.read().replace('\r\n', '\n');f.close();exec(compile(code, __file__, 'exec'))" install --record /tmp/pip-8ssz9qmi-record/install-record.txt --single-version-externally-managed --compile" failed with error code 1 in /tmp/pip-build-tmqoph2t/ujson/

Thanks for your help!

it is really amazing. May I ask After we go through all the tutorials what we can do on steemit? Any interesting things we can achieve?

'$ sudo apt-get install libssl-dev'

This literrally saved my life. 

Anyone using steem-python over Tor?  Connecting over Tor with python is easy, figured I'd see if anyone has been doing so with steem-python.
Looking quickly at the code it seems that the code to change may be in  HttpClient either in /steembase/ or HttpClient in /dist/steam-1.0.2....

Wow, this tutorial was just what I needed to get going with my python directly with the steem blockchain.  So far so good, I am following along on my mac. It was a little diff installing for me, heres what I did if anyone else needs help on mac.
brew cask install anaconda
nano ~/.zshrc
export PATH="/usr/local/anaconda3/bin:$PATH"
source ~/.zshrc
conda --version
conda 4.6.11
brew install openssl
pip install steem
2019-06-07 20:58:18 ☆  nickademous in ~
± |master ↑1 ↓2 S:387 U:367 ?:474 ✗| → python
Python 3.7.3 (default, Mar 27 2019, 16:54:48) 
[Clang 4.0.1 (tags/RELEASE_401/final)] :: Anaconda, Inc. on darwin
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> from steem import Steem
>>> s = Steem()
>>> s.get_account('coininstant')['sbd_balance']
'0.159 SBD'
>>> 
pip install steempy
nano /usr/local/anaconda3/lib/python3.7/site-packages/steembase/bip38.py
followed this: added this line twice tobib38 file below because of mode error! 
I got this error: TypeError: new() missing 1 required positional argument: 'mode'
Luckily I found the solution on another steemit blog! I put link below. This is crazy it was not working right off the bat!! 
aes = AES.new(derived_half2,AES.MODE_ECB
https://steemit.com/steemdev/@anthonyadavisii/steem-python-bip38-wallet-error-with-fix
# added the metadata you suggested too, is that still relavent?
nano /usr/local/anaconda3/lib/python3.7/site-packages/steempy-0.19.2.dist-info/METADATA
Nice thanks, now I can get working on my curation trail flag bid bot bot! lol

2019-06-09 14:59:17 ☆  nickademous in ~
± |master ↑1 ↓2 S:387 U:367 ?:474 ✗| → steempy importaccount coininstant
Account Passphrase: 
Importing active key!
Passphrase: 
Importing posting key!
Importing memo key!


This is what makes steemit so great, teachers like you, and immutable blockchain​s because​ these tutorials would get lost otherwise.  If I run into problems I will ask.