How To Install python-structlog on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-structlog on Debian 9. python-structlog is structured logging for Python (2.x)

Introduction

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

What is python-structlog

python-structlog is:

Structlog makes structured logging in Python easy by augmenting your existing logger. It allows you to split your log entries up into key/value pairs and build them incrementally without annoying boilerplate code.

This package installs the library for Python 2

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-structlog

Install python-structlog Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-structlog

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-structlog

How To Uninstall python-structlog on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-structlog

Uninstall python-structlog And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-structlog

Remove python-structlog Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-structlog

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-structlog have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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