How To Install python3-six 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-six on Ubuntu.
What is python3-six
python3-six is:
Six is a Python 2 and 3 compatibility library. It provides utility functions for smoothing over the differences between the Python versions with the goal of writing Python code that is compatible on both Python versions.
This package provides Six on the Python 3 module path. It is complemented by python-six and pypy-six.
There are three methods to install python3-six 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-six 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-six using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-six
Install python3-six Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-six using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-six
Install python3-six 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-six using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-six
How To Uninstall python3-six on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the python3-six package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-six
Uninstall python3-six And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-six and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-six
Remove python3-six Configurations and Data
To remove python3-six configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-six
Remove python3-six configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-six configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-six
Dependencies
python3-six have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-six package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.