How To Install python-bitbucket on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-bitbucket on Debian 9. python-bitbucket is Python bindings for the bitbucket.org REST API

Introduction

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

What is python-bitbucket

python-bitbucket is:

A simple python library to access the BitBucket API. API Coverage is not that high at the moment as the API has not been officially released and is still in a state of flux. Right now only read (GET) calls are supported.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-bitbucket

Install python-bitbucket Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-bitbucket

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-bitbucket

How To Uninstall python-bitbucket on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-bitbucket

Uninstall python-bitbucket And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-bitbucket

Remove python-bitbucket Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-bitbucket

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-bitbucket have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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