How To Install python3-pymongo on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pymongo on Debian 9. python3-pymongo is Python3 interface to the MongoDB document-oriented database

Introduction

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

What is python3-pymongo

python3-pymongo is:

MongoDB is a high-performance, open source, schema-free document-oriented data store. Pymongo provides an interface to easily access it from Python3. Consider installing the python-pymongo-ext C extension to improve performance.

There are three methods to install python3-pymongo 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-pymongo 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-pymongo using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pymongo

Install python3-pymongo Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-pymongo

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pymongo

How To Uninstall python3-pymongo on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-pymongo

Uninstall python3-pymongo And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pymongo

Remove python3-pymongo Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pymongo

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-pymongo have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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