How To Install python-httplib2 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-httplib2 on Ubuntu 18.04. python-httplib2 is comprehensive HTTP client library written for Python

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-httplib2 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-httplib2

python-httplib2 is:

httplib2.py supports many features left out of other HTTP libraries.

  • HTTP and HTTPS
  • Keep-Alive
  • Authentication
  • Caching
  • All Methods
  • Redirects
  • Compression
  • Lost update support
  • Unit Tested

This package provides module for python2 series.

There are three methods to install python-httplib2 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-httplib2 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-httplib2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-httplib2

Install python-httplib2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-httplib2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-httplib2

Install python-httplib2 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-httplib2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-httplib2

How To Uninstall python-httplib2 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-httplib2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-httplib2

Uninstall python-httplib2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-httplib2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-httplib2

Remove python-httplib2 Configurations and Data

To remove python-httplib2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-httplib2

Remove python-httplib2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-httplib2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-httplib2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-httplib2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.