How To Install python3-djangorestframework-spectacular on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-djangorestframework-spectacular on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-djangorestframework-spectacular is OpenAPI 3 schema generation for Django REST framework (Python3 version)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-djangorestframework-spectacular on Debian 12.

What is python3-djangorestframework-spectacular

python3-djangorestframework-spectacular is:

Sane and flexible OpenAPI 3 schema generation for Django REST framework. The code is a heavily modified fork of the DRF OpenAPI generator, which is/was lacking all of the below listed features:

  • Serializers modelled as components (arbitrary nesting and recursion supported)
  • Authentication support (DRF natives included, easily extendable)
  • Custom serializer class support
  • Tags extraction
  • Description extraction from docstrings
  • Sane fallbacks where no Serializer is available
  • Sane operation_id naming (based on path)
  • Easy to use hooks for extending the AutoSchema class
  • Optional schema serving with SpectacularAPIView

This package contains the Python 3 version of the library.

There are three methods to install python3-djangorestframework-spectacular on Debian 12. 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-djangorestframework-spectacular 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-djangorestframework-spectacular using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-djangorestframework-spectacular

Install python3-djangorestframework-spectacular Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-djangorestframework-spectacular

Install python3-djangorestframework-spectacular 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-djangorestframework-spectacular using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-djangorestframework-spectacular

How To Uninstall python3-djangorestframework-spectacular on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-djangorestframework-spectacular

Uninstall python3-djangorestframework-spectacular And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-djangorestframework-spectacular and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-djangorestframework-spectacular

Remove python3-djangorestframework-spectacular Configurations and Data

To remove python3-djangorestframework-spectacular configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-djangorestframework-spectacular

Remove python3-djangorestframework-spectacular configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-djangorestframework-spectacular

Dependencies

python3-djangorestframework-spectacular have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-djangorestframework-spectacular package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.