How To Install python-requests-futures on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-requests-futures on Ubuntu 18.04. python-requests-futures is library for asynchronous HTTP requests (Python 2)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-requests-futures on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-requests-futures

python-requests-futures is:

Requests-futures is a small add-on for python-requests that allows one to create asynchronous HTTP requests.

This package provides the module for Python 2.

There are three methods to install python-requests-futures on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-requests-futures 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-requests-futures using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-requests-futures

Install python-requests-futures Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-requests-futures

Install python-requests-futures 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-requests-futures

How To Uninstall python-requests-futures on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-requests-futures

Uninstall python-requests-futures And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-requests-futures and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-requests-futures

Remove python-requests-futures Configurations and Data

To remove python-requests-futures configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-requests-futures

Remove python-requests-futures configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-requests-futures

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-requests-futures package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.