How To Install pypy-attr on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install pypy-attr on Ubuntu 18.04. pypy-attr is Attributes without boilerplate (PyPy)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pypy-attr on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is pypy-attr

pypy-attr is:

attrs is an MIT-licensed Python package with class decorators that ease the chores of implementing the most common attribute-related object protocols.

You just specify the attributes to work with and attrs gives you:

  • a nice human-readable repr,
  • a complete set of comparison methods,
  • an initializer,
  • and much more without writing dull boilerplate code again and again.

This package contains attrs packged for PyPy.

There are three methods to install pypy-attr on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install pypy-attr Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pypy-attr

Install pypy-attr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pypy-attr

Install pypy-attr 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 pypy-attr using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pypy-attr

How To Uninstall pypy-attr on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the pypy-attr package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pypy-attr

Uninstall pypy-attr And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pypy-attr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pypy-attr

Remove pypy-attr Configurations and Data

To remove pypy-attr configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pypy-attr

Remove pypy-attr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pypy-attr

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pypy-attr package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.