How To Install python-oauthlib on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-oauthlib on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-oauthlib is generic, spec-compliant implementation of OAuth for Python

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-oauthlib on Debian 10.

What is python-oauthlib

python-oauthlib is:

OAuthLib is a generic utility which implements the logic of OAuth without assuming a specific HTTP request object. It can be used to graft OAuth support onto HTTP libraries.

OAuth 1 is fully supported per the RFC for both clients and providers.

OAuth 2 client and provider support for:

  • Authorization Code Grant
  • Implicit Grant
  • Client Credentials Grant
  • Resource Owner Password Credentials Grant
  • Refresh Tokens
  • Bearer Tokens
  • Draft MAC tokens
  • Token Revocation
  • OpenID Connect Authentication

There are three methods to install python-oauthlib on Debian 10. 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-oauthlib 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-oauthlib using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-oauthlib

Install python-oauthlib Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-oauthlib

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-oauthlib

How To Uninstall python-oauthlib on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python-oauthlib

Uninstall python-oauthlib And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-oauthlib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-oauthlib

Remove python-oauthlib Configurations and Data

To remove python-oauthlib configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-oauthlib

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-oauthlib have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-oauthlib package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.