How To Install python3-async-timeout on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-async-timeout on Debian 9. python3-async-timeout is timeout context manager for asyncio programs in Python

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-async-timeout on Debian 9.

What is python3-async-timeout

python3-async-timeout is:

The context manager is useful in cases when you want to apply timeout logic around block of code or in cases when asyncio.wait_for() is not suitable. Also it’s much faster than asyncio.wait_for() because timeout doesn’t create a new task.

Example:

with timeout(1.5): yield from inner()

There are three methods to install python3-async-timeout 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 python3-async-timeout Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-async-timeout using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-async-timeout

Install python3-async-timeout Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-async-timeout using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-async-timeout

Install python3-async-timeout 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 python3-async-timeout using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-async-timeout

How To Uninstall python3-async-timeout on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python3-async-timeout package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-async-timeout

Uninstall python3-async-timeout And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-async-timeout and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-async-timeout

Remove python3-async-timeout Configurations and Data

To remove python3-async-timeout configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-async-timeout

Remove python3-async-timeout configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-async-timeout configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-async-timeout

Dependencies

python3-async-timeout have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-async-timeout package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.