How To Install python-wget on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-wget on Debian 9. python-wget is pure Python download utility for Python 2

Introduction

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

What is python-wget

python-wget is:

This package installs the wget module for Python version 2.x. wget module can be used to perform basic network downloads inside a Python script.

More information about the usage can be found at README.txt.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-wget

Install python-wget Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-wget

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-wget

How To Uninstall python-wget on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-wget

Uninstall python-wget And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-wget

Remove python-wget Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-wget

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-wget have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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