How To Install python3-jwt 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-jwt on Ubuntu.
What is python3-jwt
python3-jwt is:
PyJWT implements the JSON Web Token draft 01, a way of representing signed content using JSON data structures.
Supported algorithms for cryptographic signing:
- HS256 - HMAC using SHA-256 hash algorithm (default)
- HS384 - HMAC using SHA-384 hash algorithm
- HS512 - HMAC using SHA-512 hash algorithm
- RS256 - RSASSA-PKCS1-v1_5 signature algorithm using SHA-256 hash algorithm
- RS384 - RSASSA-PKCS1-v1_5 signature algorithm using SHA-384 hash algorithm
- RS512 - RSASSA-PKCS1-v1_5 signature algorithm using SHA-512 hash algorithm
Supported reserved claim names:
- “exp” (Expiration Time) Claim
This package contains the Python 3 version of the library.
There are three methods to install python3-jwt 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-jwt 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-jwt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-jwt
Install python3-jwt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-jwt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-jwt
Install python3-jwt 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-jwt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-jwt
How To Uninstall python3-jwt on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the python3-jwt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-jwt
Uninstall python3-jwt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-jwt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-jwt
Remove python3-jwt Configurations and Data
To remove python3-jwt configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-jwt
Remove python3-jwt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-jwt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-jwt
Dependencies
python3-jwt have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-jwt package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.