How To Install python-multipartposthandler on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-multipartposthandler on Debian 9. python-multipartposthandler is handler for urllib2 to enable multipart form uploading

Introduction

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

What is python-multipartposthandler

python-multipartposthandler is:

Enables the use of multipart/form-data for posting forms, with an easy management of file uploads.

There are three methods to install python-multipartposthandler 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-multipartposthandler 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-multipartposthandler using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-multipartposthandler

Install python-multipartposthandler Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-multipartposthandler

Install python-multipartposthandler 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-multipartposthandler using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-multipartposthandler

How To Uninstall python-multipartposthandler on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-multipartposthandler

Uninstall python-multipartposthandler And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-multipartposthandler

Remove python-multipartposthandler Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-multipartposthandler

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-multipartposthandler have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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