How To Install python3-shodan on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-shodan on Debian 11. python3-shodan is Official Python library for Shodan (Python 3)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-shodan on Debian 11.

What is python3-shodan

python3-shodan is:

Shodan is a search engine for Internet-connected devices. Google lets you search for websites, Shodan lets you search for devices. This library provides developers easy access to all of the data stored in Shodan in order to automate tasks and integrate into existing tools.

This package installs the library for Python 3.

There are three methods to install python3-shodan on Debian 11. 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-shodan 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-shodan using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-shodan

Install python3-shodan Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-shodan

Install python3-shodan 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-shodan

How To Uninstall python3-shodan on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-shodan

Uninstall python3-shodan And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-shodan and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-shodan

Remove python3-shodan Configurations and Data

To remove python3-shodan configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-shodan

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-shodan have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-shodan package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.