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