How To Install python3-backoff on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-backoff on Ubuntu.
What is python3-backoff
python3-backoff is:
This module provides function decorators which can be used to wrap a function such that it will be retried until some condition is met. It is meant to be of use when accessing unreliable resources with the potential for intermittent failures i.e. network resources and external APIs. Somewhat more generally, it may also be of use for dynamically polling resources for externally generated content.
Decorators support both regular functions for synchronous code and
There are three methods to install python3-backoff on Ubuntu. 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-backoff 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-backoff using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-backoff
Install python3-backoff Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-backoff using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-backoff
Install python3-backoff 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-backoff using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-backoff
How To Uninstall python3-backoff on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the python3-backoff package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-backoff
Uninstall python3-backoff And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-backoff and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-backoff
Remove python3-backoff Configurations and Data
To remove python3-backoff configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-backoff
Remove python3-backoff configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-backoff configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-backoff
Dependencies
python3-backoff have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-backoff package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.