How To Install python3-websocket on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-websocket on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-websocket is WebSocket client library - Python 3.x

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-websocket on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python3-websocket

python3-websocket is:

websocket-client provides a low-level, synchronous API providing WebSocket client functionality to Python programs. It conforms to the WebSocket specification as standardized by the IETF in RFC 6455.

WebSocket is a protocol providing full-duplex communication channels over TCP, mostly used in Web browsers.

This package provides the Python 3.x version.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-websocket

Install python3-websocket Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-websocket

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-websocket

How To Uninstall python3-websocket on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-websocket

Uninstall python3-websocket And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-websocket and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-websocket

Remove python3-websocket Configurations and Data

To remove python3-websocket configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-websocket

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-websocket package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.