How To Install python-spyne on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-spyne on Ubuntu 18.04. python-spyne is Python library for writing and calling soap web service

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-spyne on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-spyne

python-spyne is:

This is a simple, easily extendible rpc library that provides several useful tools for creating and publishing web services in Python. This package features on-demand wsdl generation for the published servicss a wsgi-compliant web application, support for complex class structures, binary attachments, and a simple framework for creating additional serialization mechanisms.

This package is the successor of python-rpclib and python-soaplib.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-spyne

Install python-spyne Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-spyne

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-spyne

How To Uninstall python-spyne on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-spyne

Uninstall python-spyne And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-spyne and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-spyne

Remove python-spyne Configurations and Data

To remove python-spyne configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-spyne

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-spyne package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.