How To Install python-pymysql on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pymysql on Debian 9. python-pymysql is Pure-Python MySQL driver - Python 2.x

Introduction

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

What is python-pymysql

python-pymysql is:

This package contains a pure-Python MySQL client library. The goal of PyMySQL is to be a drop-in replacement for MySQLdb and work on CPython, PyPy, IronPython and Jython.

This package contains the Python 2.x module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-pymysql

Install python-pymysql Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pymysql

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-pymysql

How To Uninstall python-pymysql on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-pymysql

Uninstall python-pymysql And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pymysql

Remove python-pymysql Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pymysql

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-pymysql have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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