How To Install python3-praw on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-praw on Kali Linux. python3-praw is Python Reddit API Wrapper (Python 3 version)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-praw on Kali Linux.

What is python3-praw

python3-praw is:

PRAW, an acronym for “Python Reddit API Wrapper”, is a Python module that allows for simple access to Reddit’s API. PRAW aims to be as easy to use as possible and is designed to follow all of Reddit’s API rules.

This package provides the Python 3 version.

There are three methods to install python3-praw on Kali Linux. 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-praw 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-praw using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-praw

Install python3-praw Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-praw

Install python3-praw Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-praw

How To Uninstall python3-praw on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-praw

Uninstall python3-praw And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-praw and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-praw

Remove python3-praw Configurations and Data

To remove python3-praw configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-praw

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-praw have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-praw package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.