How To Install python-idna on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-idna on Debian 9. python-idna is Python IDNA2008 (RFC 5891) handling (Python 2)

Introduction

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

What is python-idna

python-idna is:

A library to support the Internationalised Domain Names in Applications (IDNA) protocol as specified in RFC 5891. This version of the protocol is often referred to as ??IDNA2008?? and can produce different results from the earlier standard from 2003.

The library is also intended to act as a suitable drop-in replacement for the ??encodings.idna?? module that comes with the Python standard library but currently only supports the older 2003 specification.

This package contains the module for Python 2.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-idna

Install python-idna Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-idna

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-idna

How To Uninstall python-idna on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-idna

Uninstall python-idna And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-idna

Remove python-idna Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-idna

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-idna have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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