How To Install python-overpy on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-overpy on Debian 9. python-overpy is wrapper to access the OpenStreetMap Overpass API (Python 2)

Introduction

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

What is python-overpy

python-overpy is:

Overpy is an advanced Python wrapper that allows you to query the OpenStreetMap Overpass APIs using the while strength of their query language.

This package contains the Python 2 version of overpy .

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-overpy

Install python-overpy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-overpy

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-overpy

How To Uninstall python-overpy on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-overpy

Uninstall python-overpy And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-overpy

Remove python-overpy Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-overpy

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-overpy have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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