How To Install pypy-configparser on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install pypy-configparser on Ubuntu 20.04. pypy-configparser is backport of the enhanced config parser introduced in Python 3.2 - Python 2.7

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pypy-configparser on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is pypy-configparser

pypy-configparser is:

The ancient ConfigParser module available in the standard library 2.x has seen a major update in Python 3.2. This is a backport of those changes so that they can be used directly in Python 2.7.

This package contains PyPy module.

There are three methods to install pypy-configparser on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-configparser 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-configparser using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pypy-configparser

Install pypy-configparser Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pypy-configparser

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

sudo aptitude -y install pypy-configparser

How To Uninstall pypy-configparser on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove pypy-configparser

Uninstall pypy-configparser And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pypy-configparser and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pypy-configparser

Remove pypy-configparser Configurations and Data

To remove pypy-configparser configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pypy-configparser

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pypy-configparser package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.