How To Install python-werkzeug on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-werkzeug on Debian 9. python-werkzeug is collection of utilities for WSGI applications (Python 2.x)

Introduction

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

What is python-werkzeug

python-werkzeug is:

The Web Server Gateway Interface (WSGI) is a standard interface between web server software and web applications written in Python.

Werkzeug is a lightweight library for interfacing with WSGI. It features request and response objects, an interactive debugging system and a powerful URI dispatcher. Combine with your choice of third party libraries and middleware to easily create a custom application framework.

This package contains the Python 2.x module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-werkzeug

Install python-werkzeug Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-werkzeug

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-werkzeug

How To Uninstall python-werkzeug on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-werkzeug

Uninstall python-werkzeug And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-werkzeug

Remove python-werkzeug Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-werkzeug

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-werkzeug have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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