How To Install python-pymysql on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pymysql on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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-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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pymysql package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
