How To Install python-pyst on Debian 9

Introduction

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

What is python-pyst

python-pyst is:

Pyst consists of a set of interfaces and libraries to allow programming and control of Asterisk from Python. The library currently supports:

• AGI (Asterisk Gateway Interface)
• AMI (Asterisk Manager Interface)
• parsing of Asterisk configuration files

It also provides a helper module to display Python AGI backtraces in the Asterisk console.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-pyst

Install python-pyst Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pyst

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-pyst

How To Uninstall python-pyst on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-pyst

Uninstall python-pyst And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyst

Remove python-pyst Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyst

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-pyst have the following dependencies:

• python
• python

References

• python-pyst website

Summary

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