How To Install python-twython on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-twython on Debian 9. python-twython is Pure Python wrapper for the Twitter API

Introduction

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

What is python-twython

python-twython is:

Twython is the premier Python library providing an easy (and up-to-date) way to access Twitter data. Supports both normal and streaming Twitter APIs. Twython can query data for: -User information -Twitter lists -Timelines -Direct Messages. Twython implements many features that work with the different tasks that can be performed with the Twitter images like update user status with images, change user avatar, change user background image, change user banner image.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-twython

Install python-twython Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-twython

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-twython

How To Uninstall python-twython on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-twython

Uninstall python-twython And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-twython

Remove python-twython Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-twython

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-twython have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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