How To Install python3-retrying on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-retrying on Kali Linux. python3-retrying is simplifies the task of adding retry behavior - Python 3.x

Introduction

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

What is python3-retrying

python3-retrying is:

Retrying is an Apache 2.0 licensed general-purpose retrying library, written in Python, to simplify the task of adding retry behavior to just about anything.

Features:

  • Generic Decorator API
  • Specify stop condition (limit by number of attempts)
  • Specify wait condition (exponential backoff sleeping between attempts)
  • Customize retrying on Exceptions
  • Customize retrying on expected returned result

This package contains the Python 3.x module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-retrying

Install python3-retrying Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-retrying

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-retrying

How To Uninstall python3-retrying on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-retrying

Uninstall python3-retrying And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-retrying

Remove python3-retrying Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-retrying

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-retrying have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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