How To Install python-twilio on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-twilio on Debian 10.
What is python-twilio
python-twilio is:
This package contains a Twilio helper library. The Twilio REST SDK simplifies the process of making calls using the Twilio REST API. The Twilio REST API lets to you initiate outgoing calls, list previous calls, and much more.
This package installs the library for Python 2.
There are three methods to install python-twilio 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-twilio 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-twilio using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-twilio
Install python-twilio Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-twilio using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-twilio
Install python-twilio 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-twilio using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-twilio
How To Uninstall python-twilio on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-twilio package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-twilio
Uninstall python-twilio And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-twilio and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-twilio
Remove python-twilio Configurations and Data
To remove python-twilio configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-twilio
Remove python-twilio configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-twilio configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-twilio
Dependencies
python-twilio have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-twilio package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
