How To Install pypy-scandir on Debian 10

Learn how to install pypy-scandir on Debian 10 with this tutorial. pypy-scandir is Backport of the scandir stdlib module (PyPy)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pypy-scandir on Debian 10.

What is pypy-scandir

pypy-scandir is:

Better directory iterator and faster os.walk(), as found in Python 3: instead of returning a list of bare filenames, it yields DirEntry objects that include much more information.

This package is (obviously) for PyPy.

There are three methods to install pypy-scandir 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 pypy-scandir 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-scandir using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pypy-scandir

Install pypy-scandir Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pypy-scandir

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

sudo aptitude -y install pypy-scandir

How To Uninstall pypy-scandir on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove pypy-scandir

Uninstall pypy-scandir And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pypy-scandir

Remove pypy-scandir Configurations and Data

To remove pypy-scandir configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pypy-scandir

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

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

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

Dependencies

pypy-scandir have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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