How To Install python3-amqplib on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-amqplib on Debian 9. python3-amqplib is simple non-threaded Python AMQP client library (Python3 version)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-amqplib on Debian 9.

What is python3-amqplib

python3-amqplib is:

Python client for the Advanced Message Queuing Protocol (AMQP) 0-8, featuring basic messaging functionality and SSL support.

python3-amqplib provides synchronous API unlike other (event-driven) implementations.

This package contains the Python 3 version of the library.

There are three methods to install python3-amqplib 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 python3-amqplib Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-amqplib using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-amqplib

Install python3-amqplib Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-amqplib using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-amqplib

Install python3-amqplib 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 python3-amqplib using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-amqplib

How To Uninstall python3-amqplib on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python3-amqplib package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-amqplib

Uninstall python3-amqplib And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-amqplib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-amqplib

Remove python3-amqplib Configurations and Data

To remove python3-amqplib configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-amqplib

Remove python3-amqplib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-amqplib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-amqplib

Dependencies

python3-amqplib have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-amqplib package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.