How To Install python3-praw on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-praw on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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-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 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-praw using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-praw
How To Uninstall python3-praw on Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-praw package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
