How To Install python-praw on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-praw on Debian 9.
What is python-praw
python-praw is:
PRAW, an acronym for “Python Reddit API Wrapper”, is a Python module that allows for simple access to Reddit’s API. PRAW aims to be as easy to use as possible and is designed to follow all of Reddit’s API rules.
This package provides the Python 2 version.
There are three methods to install python-praw 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-praw 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-praw using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-praw
Install python-praw Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-praw using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-praw
Install python-praw 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-praw using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-praw
How To Uninstall python-praw on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-praw package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-praw
Uninstall python-praw And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-praw and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-praw
Remove python-praw Configurations and Data
To remove python-praw configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-praw
Remove python-praw configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-praw configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-praw
Dependencies
python-praw have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-praw package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.