How To Install python3-pydrive on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pydrive on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is python3-pydrive
python3-pydrive is:
Features of PyDrive
- Simplifies OAuth2.0 into just few lines with flexible settings.
- Wraps Google Drive API into classes of each resource to make your program more object-oriented.
- Helps common operations else than API calls, such as content fetching and pagination control.
This package contains the Python 3 version of the library.
There are three methods to install python3-pydrive on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-pydrive 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-pydrive using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-pydrive
Install python3-pydrive Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-pydrive using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-pydrive
Install python3-pydrive 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-pydrive using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-pydrive
How To Uninstall python3-pydrive on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the python3-pydrive package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-pydrive
Uninstall python3-pydrive And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-pydrive and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pydrive
Remove python3-pydrive Configurations and Data
To remove python3-pydrive configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pydrive
Remove python3-pydrive configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-pydrive configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pydrive
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pydrive package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.