How To Install python-expiringdict on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-expiringdict on Debian 9. python-expiringdict is Python caching library

Introduction

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

What is python-expiringdict

python-expiringdict is:

expiringdict is a Python caching library, providing an ordered dictionary with auto-expiring values for caching purposes. Expiration happens on any access, object is locked during cleanup from expired values. ExpiringDict stores at most a maximum number of elements - the oldest will be deleted.

This is the Python 2 version of this package.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-expiringdict

Install python-expiringdict Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-expiringdict

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-expiringdict

How To Uninstall python-expiringdict on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-expiringdict

Uninstall python-expiringdict And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-expiringdict

Remove python-expiringdict Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-expiringdict

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-expiringdict have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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