How To Install python3-importlib-resources 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-importlib-resources on Ubuntu.
What is python3-importlib-resources
python3-importlib-resources is:
importlib_resources is a backport of Python standard library importlib.resources module for older Pythons. Users of Python 3.9 and beyond should use the standard library module, since for these versions, importlib_resources just delegates to that module.
The key goal of this module is to replace parts of pkg_resources with a solution in Python’s stdlib that relies on well-defined APIs. This makes reading resources included in packages easier, with more stable and consistent semantics.
This library provides two very simple decorators that document the publicness of the names in your module. They keep your module’s all in sync so you don’t have to.
There are three methods to install python3-importlib-resources 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-importlib-resources 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-importlib-resources using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-importlib-resources
Install python3-importlib-resources Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-importlib-resources using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-importlib-resources
Install python3-importlib-resources 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-importlib-resources using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-importlib-resources
How To Uninstall python3-importlib-resources on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the python3-importlib-resources package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-importlib-resources
Uninstall python3-importlib-resources And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-importlib-resources and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-importlib-resources
Remove python3-importlib-resources Configurations and Data
To remove python3-importlib-resources configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-importlib-resources
Remove python3-importlib-resources configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-importlib-resources configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-importlib-resources
Dependencies
python3-importlib-resources have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-importlib-resources package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.