How To Install python-mechanize on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-mechanize on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-mechanize
python-mechanize is:
A library for browsing the web in Python. Mechanize acts like a browser allowing you to do web scraping, functional testing of web sites and things no one has thought of yet.
Among other things, mechanize:
- Follows links
- Fills in HTML forms
- Automatically observes robots.txt
- Has a browser history
It was modelled after the Perl module WWW::Mechanize.
There are three methods to install python-mechanize 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-mechanize 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-mechanize using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-mechanize
Install python-mechanize Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-mechanize using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-mechanize
Install python-mechanize 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-mechanize using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-mechanize
How To Uninstall python-mechanize on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-mechanize package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-mechanize
Uninstall python-mechanize And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-mechanize and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-mechanize
Remove python-mechanize Configurations and Data
To remove python-mechanize configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-mechanize
Remove python-mechanize configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-mechanize configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-mechanize
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-mechanize package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.