How To Install python3-sql on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-sql on Ubuntu 20.04. python3-sql is Library to write SQL queries (implemented in Python 3)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-sql on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is python3-sql

python3-sql is:

python-sql is a library to write SQL queries in a pythonic way. It relies exclusively on the Python standard library. It is database independent, doesn’t require the declaration of tables and allows one to manipulate the generated queries.

To make real use of this package you will have to install a database connector.

This package is targeting Python version 3.

There are three methods to install python3-sql on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-sql 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-sql using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-sql

Install python3-sql Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-sql

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-sql

How To Uninstall python3-sql on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-sql

Uninstall python3-sql And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-sql and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-sql

Remove python3-sql Configurations and Data

To remove python3-sql configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-sql

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-sql package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.