How To Install python-tweepy on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-tweepy on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-tweepy
python-tweepy is:
Tweepy is a Twitter and Identi.ca library for Python that can be used in desktop and web applications. It has the following features:
- OAuth support
- Covers the entire Twitter API
- Streaming API support
- Cache system (memory, file)
- Easy to use
There are three methods to install python-tweepy 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-tweepy 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-tweepy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-tweepy
Install python-tweepy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-tweepy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-tweepy
Install python-tweepy 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-tweepy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-tweepy
How To Uninstall python-tweepy on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-tweepy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-tweepy
Uninstall python-tweepy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-tweepy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-tweepy
Remove python-tweepy Configurations and Data
To remove python-tweepy configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-tweepy
Remove python-tweepy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-tweepy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-tweepy
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-tweepy package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
