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trying to install p4python on Windows 10 with cmd:

pip install p4python

and getting

Using cached https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/36/5a/0a1b192cdecd31cb8bc0d0ba39c73ffd84ce823053d0004823a1fdbe1440/p4python-2018.2.1743033.tar.gz Complete output from command python setup.py egg_info: Attempting to load API from ftp.perforce.com Loaded API into None ... Cannot build P4Python without SSL support

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The issue is that P4Python will not work on any version of python.

The solution is to find a version that is supported by visiting https://pypi.org/project/p4python/#files

You should see the releases with suffixes like cp39 indicating that the package supports python 3.9.x. As I write this, there is no package supporting python 3.10, so anyone trying pip install p4python on python 3.10.2 like I did will get this Cannot build P4Python without SSL support error along with the Parameter --ssl is needed.

Downgrading to python 3.9.10 solved the issue.

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Very helpful! I was looking for a version that runs on Python 3.6 on Windows. In the Download files tab, it only listed cp36 files for linux and mac. Going through the release history, I was able to find an older version that was also available for win64.
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You can download a prebuilt version of p4python from here:

https://www.perforce.com/downloads/helix-core-api-python

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I'm still having this error after an install of the package above. Am I missing something?
Yes. Don't use pip to install p4python unless you have the necessary components to build p4python from source, including a working SSL library. Instead, download the MSI from the link above and it should just work.

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