How To Install python3-docopt 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-docopt on Ubuntu.
What is python3-docopt
python3-docopt is:
docopt helps you define an interface for your command-line app and automatically generate a parser for it. Its interface descriptions are based on a formalization of the standard conventions used in help messages and man pages.
This is the Python 3 compatible version of the package.
There are three methods to install python3-docopt 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-docopt 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-docopt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-docopt
Install python3-docopt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-docopt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-docopt
Install python3-docopt 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-docopt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-docopt
How To Uninstall python3-docopt on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the python3-docopt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-docopt
Uninstall python3-docopt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-docopt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-docopt
Remove python3-docopt Configurations and Data
To remove python3-docopt configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-docopt
Remove python3-docopt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-docopt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-docopt
Dependencies
python3-docopt have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-docopt package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.