How To Install python3-cassandra on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-cassandra on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-cassandra
python3-cassandra is:
A modern, feature-rich and highly-tunable Python client library for Apache Cassandra (1.2+) and DataStax Enterprise (3.1+) using exclusively Cassandra’s binary protocol and Cassandra Query Language v3.
Features:
- Synchronous and Asynchronous APIs
- Simple, Prepared, and Batch statements
- Asynchronous IO, parallel execution, request pipelining
- Connection pooling
- Automatic node discovery
- Automatic reconnection
- Configurable load balancing and retry policies
- Concurrent execution utilities
- Object mapper
This package contains the Python 3.x module for python-cassandra
There are three methods to install python3-cassandra 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 python3-cassandra 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-cassandra using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-cassandra
Install python3-cassandra Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-cassandra using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-cassandra
Install python3-cassandra 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 python3-cassandra using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-cassandra
How To Uninstall python3-cassandra on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-cassandra package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-cassandra
Uninstall python3-cassandra And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-cassandra and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-cassandra
Remove python3-cassandra Configurations and Data
To remove python3-cassandra configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-cassandra
Remove python3-cassandra configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-cassandra configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-cassandra
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-cassandra package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
