How To Install pyp on Debian 10

Learn how to install pyp on Debian 10 with this tutorial. pyp is sed/awk-like tool with Python language

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pyp on Debian 10.

What is pyp

pyp is:

pyp, the Pyed Piper, is a command line tool for text manipulation. It is similar to awk and sed in functionality, but its subcommands are Python based, and thus more familiar to many programmers.

It can operate both on a per-line base and on the complete input stream. Different features can be pipelined in a single command by using the pipe character familiar from shell commands.

pyp backs up its input for reruns with modified commands, and can save commands as macros. On the downside, the rerun feature makes it unsuitable for continuous pipe operation.

There are three methods to install pyp on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install pyp Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install pyp using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pyp

Install pyp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pyp using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pyp

Install pyp 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install pyp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pyp

How To Uninstall pyp on Debian 10

To uninstall only the pyp package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pyp

Uninstall pyp And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pyp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pyp

Remove pyp Configurations and Data

To remove pyp configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pyp

Remove pyp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pyp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pyp

Dependencies

pyp have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pyp package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.