How To Install python3-tweepy on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-tweepy on Kali Linux.
What is python3-tweepy
python3-tweepy is:
Tweepy is a Twitter and Identi.ca library for Python that can be used in desktop and web applications. It has the following features:
- OAuth support
- Covers the entire Twitter API
- Streaming API support
- Cache system (memory, file)
- Easy to use
This package is for Python3.
There are three methods to install python3-tweepy 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-tweepy Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-tweepy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-tweepyInstall python3-tweepy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-tweepy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-tweepyInstall python3-tweepy 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-tweepy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-tweepyHow To Uninstall python3-tweepy on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the python3-tweepy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-tweepyUninstall python3-tweepy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-tweepy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-tweepyRemove python3-tweepy Configurations and Data
To remove python3-tweepy configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-tweepyRemove python3-tweepy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-tweepy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-tweepyDependencies
python3-tweepy have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-tweepy package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.