How To Install python3-cloudflare on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-cloudflare on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-cloudflare is Python module to interface with Cloudflares v4 API

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-cloudflare on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python3-cloudflare

python3-cloudflare is:

python3-cloudflare is a wrapper around the Cloudflare v4 API that lets you perform any action that you would be able to through the Cloudflare control panel itself. For example, you can add and remove zones, change DNS records, switch billing information, etc.

There are three methods to install python3-cloudflare 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-cloudflare 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-cloudflare using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-cloudflare

Install python3-cloudflare Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-cloudflare

Install python3-cloudflare 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-cloudflare using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-cloudflare

How To Uninstall python3-cloudflare on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-cloudflare

Uninstall python3-cloudflare And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-cloudflare and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-cloudflare

Remove python3-cloudflare Configurations and Data

To remove python3-cloudflare configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-cloudflare

Remove python3-cloudflare configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-cloudflare

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-cloudflare package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.