How To Install python-cassandra on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-cassandra on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-cassandra
python-cassandra is:
A modern, feature-rich and highly-tunable Python client library for Apache Cassandra (1.2+) and DataStax Enterprise (3.1+) using exclusively Cassandra’s binary protocol and Cassandra Query Language v3.
Features:
- Synchronous and Asynchronous APIs
- Simple, Prepared, and Batch statements
- Asynchronous IO, parallel execution, request pipelining
- Connection pooling
- Automatic node discovery
- Automatic reconnection
- Configurable load balancing and retry policies
- Concurrent execution utilities
- Object mapper
There are three methods to install python-cassandra on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-cassandra 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-cassandra using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-cassandra
Install python-cassandra Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-cassandra using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-cassandra
Install python-cassandra 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install python-cassandra using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-cassandra
How To Uninstall python-cassandra on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-cassandra package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-cassandra
Uninstall python-cassandra And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-cassandra and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-cassandra
Remove python-cassandra Configurations and Data
To remove python-cassandra configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-cassandra
Remove python-cassandra configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-cassandra configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-cassandra
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-cassandra package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
