How To Install python-odoorpc on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-odoorpc on Debian 9. python-odoorpc is pilot Odoo servers through RPC (Python 2)

Introduction

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

What is python-odoorpc

python-odoorpc is:

OdooRPC is a Python module providing an easy way to pilot your Odoo (formerly known as OpenERP or TinyERP) servers through RPC.

Features supported:

  • access to all data model methods (even browse) with an API similar to the server-side API,
  • use named parameters with model methods,
  • user context automatically sent providing support for internationalization,
  • browse records,
  • execute workflows,
  • manage databases,
  • reports downloading,
  • JSON-RPC protocol (SSL supported) . OdooRPC is a modern alternative to the older OERPLib by the same author. It supports both Python 2 and 3.

This package provides the module for Python 2.x.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-odoorpc

Install python-odoorpc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-odoorpc

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-odoorpc

How To Uninstall python-odoorpc on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-odoorpc

Uninstall python-odoorpc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-odoorpc

Remove python-odoorpc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-odoorpc

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-odoorpc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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