How To Install pyprof2calltree on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install pyprof2calltree on Debian 11. pyprof2calltree is visualise Python cProfile data with this kcachegrind converter

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pyprof2calltree on Debian 11.

What is pyprof2calltree

pyprof2calltree is:

Pyprof2calltree converts cProfile data into a format that is consumable by kcachegrind and qcachegrind for graphical calltree analysis. This combination provides similar capabilities to Snakeviz or RunSnakeRun.

Pyprof2calltree is an adaptation of lsprofcalltree.py, written by David Allouche, Jp Calderone, Itamar Shtull-Trauring, and Johan Dahlin. It has been adapted to behave more like scripts in the kcachegrind-converters package. One of the authors’ objectives is for pyprof2calltree to eventually become part of the official upstream kdesdk package.

There are three methods to install pyprof2calltree on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install pyprof2calltree Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install pyprof2calltree using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pyprof2calltree

Install pyprof2calltree Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pyprof2calltree using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pyprof2calltree

Install pyprof2calltree 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 pyprof2calltree using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pyprof2calltree

How To Uninstall pyprof2calltree on Debian 11

To uninstall only the pyprof2calltree package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pyprof2calltree

Uninstall pyprof2calltree And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pyprof2calltree and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pyprof2calltree

Remove pyprof2calltree Configurations and Data

To remove pyprof2calltree configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pyprof2calltree

Remove pyprof2calltree configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pyprof2calltree configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pyprof2calltree

Dependencies

pyprof2calltree have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pyprof2calltree package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.