How To Install python3-pooch on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
3 minutes • 490 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pooch on Ubuntu.
What is python3-pooch
python3-pooch is:
Pooch manages a data registry by downloading your data files from a server only when needed and storing them locally in a data cache (a folder on your computer).
Pooch’s main features:
- Pure Python and minimal dependencies.
- Download a file only if necessary (it’s not in the data cache or needs to be updated).
- Verify download integrity through SHA256 hashes (also used to check if a file needs to be updated).
- Designed to be extended: plug in custom download (FTP, scp, etc) and post-processing (unzip, decompress, rename) functions.
- Includes utilities to unzip/decompress the data upon download to save loading time.
- Can handle basic HTTP authentication (for servers that require a login) and printing download progress bars.
- Easily set up an environment variable to overwrite the data cache location.
- Automatically download your data files so you don’t have to keep them in your GitHub repository.
- Make sure everyone running the code has the same version of the data files (enforced through the SHA256 hashes).
There are three methods to install python3-pooch 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-pooch 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-pooch using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-pooch
Install python3-pooch Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-pooch using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-pooch
Install python3-pooch 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-pooch using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-pooch
How To Uninstall python3-pooch on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the python3-pooch package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-pooch
Uninstall python3-pooch And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-pooch and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pooch
Remove python3-pooch Configurations and Data
To remove python3-pooch configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pooch
Remove python3-pooch configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-pooch configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pooch
Dependencies
python3-pooch have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pooch package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.