How To Install python-webpy on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-webpy on Debian 9. python-webpy is Web framework for Python applications

Introduction

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

What is python-webpy

python-webpy is:

Webpy offers a clean and well designed API for Python Web applications

The philosophy behind webpy is to: “Think about the ideal way to write a web app. Write the code to make it happen.”

Implementations using this library have resulted in:

  • less code
  • code that ran faster
  • code that is easier to read and maintain.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-webpy

Install python-webpy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-webpy

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-webpy

How To Uninstall python-webpy on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-webpy

Uninstall python-webpy And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-webpy

Remove python-webpy Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-webpy

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-webpy have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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