# Prerequisites

Before you begin building with GL Speech, ensure your environment is ready.

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**Python 3.11+**

Make sure you have [Python](https://www.python.org/downloads/) v3.11 or v3.12 installed along with [pip](https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/installation/).

```bash
python --version

# Python 3.11.x or Python 3.12.x
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**GL Speech API Keys**

Contact GL Speech team to obtain STT and TTS API keys. Afterwards, you can set it as an environment variable.
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