How To Install python-pygresql on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-pygresql on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-pygresql is PostgreSQL module for Python

Introduction

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

What is python-pygresql

python-pygresql is:

PyGreSQL is a Python module that interfaces to a PostgreSQL database. It embeds the PostgreSQL query library to allow easy use of the powerful PostgreSQL features from a Python script.

This package install the library for Python 2.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-pygresql

Install python-pygresql Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pygresql

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-pygresql

How To Uninstall python-pygresql on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python-pygresql

Uninstall python-pygresql And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pygresql

Remove python-pygresql Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pygresql

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-pygresql have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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