How To Install bpython 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 bpython on Ubuntu.

What is `bpython`

bpython is:

bpython is a fancy interface to the Python interpreter, and has the following features:

In-line syntax highlighting.
Readline-like autocomplete with suggestions displayed as you type
Expected parameter list for any Python function. Uses pydoc to attempt to divine params for C functions.
“Rewind” function to pop the last line of code from memory and re-evaluate. Note: this is only really useful when laying out classes and functions, since a true “undo” function is impossible, so be careful when using this.
Send the code you’ve entered off to a pastebin and display the pastebin URL for copying, etc.
Save the code you’ve entered to a file.
Auto-indentation.
Anti-Crash Mode.

This package contains bpython for Python 3.

There are three methods to install bpython 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 bpython Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install bpython

Install bpython Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install bpython using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install bpython

Install bpython 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 bpython using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bpython

How To Uninstall bpython on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the bpython package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove bpython

Uninstall bpython And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bpython

Remove bpython Configurations and Data

To remove bpython configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge bpython

Remove bpython configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bpython

Dependencies

bpython have the following dependencies:

References

bpython website

Summary

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