How To Install python3-vcr on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-vcr on Kali Linux. python3-vcr is record and replay HTML interactions (Python3 library)

Introduction

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

What is python3-vcr

python3-vcr is:

vcr.py records all interactions that take place through the HTML libraries it supports and writes them to flat files, called cassettes (YAML format by default). These cassettes could be replayed then for fast, deterministic and accurate HTML testing.

vcr.py supports the following Python HTTP libraries:

  • urllib2 (stdlib)
  • urllib3
  • http.client (Python3 stdlib)
  • Requests
  • httplib2
  • Boto (interface to Amazon Web Services)
  • Tornado’s HTTP client

This package contains the modules for Python 3.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-vcr

Install python3-vcr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-vcr

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-vcr

How To Uninstall python3-vcr on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-vcr

Uninstall python3-vcr And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-vcr

Remove python3-vcr Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-vcr

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-vcr have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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