How To Install python-eventlet on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-eventlet on Debian 9. python-eventlet is concurrent networking library - Python 2.x

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-eventlet on Debian 9.

What is python-eventlet

python-eventlet is:

Eventlet allows you to change how you run your code, not how you write it.

It uses epoll or libevent for highly scalable non-blocking I/O. Coroutines ensure that the developer uses a blocking style of programming that is similar to threading, but provide the benefits of non-blocking I/O. The event dispatch is implicit, which means you can easily use Eventlet from the Python interpreter, or as a small part of a larger application.

It’s easy to get started using Eventlet, and easy to convert existing applications to use it. Start off by looking at examples, common design patterns, and the list of the basic API primitives.

This package provides the Python 2.x module.

There are three methods to install python-eventlet on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python-eventlet Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python-eventlet using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-eventlet

Install python-eventlet Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-eventlet using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-eventlet

Install python-eventlet Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install python-eventlet using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-eventlet

How To Uninstall python-eventlet on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python-eventlet package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-eventlet

Uninstall python-eventlet And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-eventlet and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-eventlet

Remove python-eventlet Configurations and Data

To remove python-eventlet configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-eventlet

Remove python-eventlet configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-eventlet configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-eventlet

Dependencies

python-eventlet have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-eventlet package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.