How To Install python3-diff-match-patch 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-diff-match-patch on Ubuntu.
What is python3-diff-match-patch
python3-diff-match-patch is:
The Diff Match and Patch libraries offer robust algorithms to perform the operations required for synchronizing plain text.
- Diff: Compare two blocks of plain text and efficiently return a list of differences.
- Match: Given a search string, find its best fuzzy match in a block of plain text. Weighted for both accuracy and location.
- Patch: Apply a list of patches onto plain text. Use best-effort to apply patch even when the underlying text doesn’t match.
This package provides the Python 3 version of the module.
There are three methods to install python3-diff-match-patch 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-diff-match-patch 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-diff-match-patch using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-diff-match-patch
Install python3-diff-match-patch Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-diff-match-patch using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-diff-match-patch
Install python3-diff-match-patch 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-diff-match-patch using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-diff-match-patch
How To Uninstall python3-diff-match-patch on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the python3-diff-match-patch package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-diff-match-patch
Uninstall python3-diff-match-patch And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-diff-match-patch and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-diff-match-patch
Remove python3-diff-match-patch Configurations and Data
To remove python3-diff-match-patch configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-diff-match-patch
Remove python3-diff-match-patch configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-diff-match-patch configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-diff-match-patch
Dependencies
python3-diff-match-patch have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-diff-match-patch package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.