How To Install python3-rstr 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-rstr on Ubuntu.
What is python3-rstr
python3-rstr is:
rstr is a helper module for easily generating random strings of various types. It could be useful for fuzz testing, generating dummy data, or other applications. It has no dependencies outside the standard library, and is compatible with Python 3.
The basic method of rstr is rstr(). At a minimum, it requires one argument, an alphabet of characters from which to create a string.
Inspired by the Java library of the same name, the xeger() method allows users to create a random string from a regular expression.
You can combine rstr with Python’s built-in string formatting to produce strings that fit a variety of templates.
This package installs the library for Python 3.
There are three methods to install python3-rstr 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-rstr 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-rstr using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-rstr
Install python3-rstr Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-rstr using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-rstr
Install python3-rstr 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-rstr using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-rstr
How To Uninstall python3-rstr on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the python3-rstr package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-rstr
Uninstall python3-rstr And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-rstr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-rstr
Remove python3-rstr Configurations and Data
To remove python3-rstr configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-rstr
Remove python3-rstr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-rstr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-rstr
Dependencies
python3-rstr have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-rstr package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.