How To Install python3-pymysql on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pymysql on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-pymysql is Pure-Python MySQL Driver - Python 3.x

Introduction

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

What is python3-pymysql

python3-pymysql is:

This package contains a pure-Python MySQL client library. The goal of PyMySQL is to be a drop-in replacement for MySQLdb and work on CPython, PyPy, IronPython and Jython.

This package contains the Python 3.x module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pymysql

Install python3-pymysql Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-pymysql

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pymysql

How To Uninstall python3-pymysql on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-pymysql

Uninstall python3-pymysql And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pymysql

Remove python3-pymysql Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pymysql

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

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

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

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Summary

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