How To Install python-backports.csv on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-backports.csv on Debian 10.
What is python-backports.csv
python-backports.csv is:
The API of the csv module in Python 2 is drastically different from the csv module in Python 3. This is due, for the most part, to the difference between str in Python 2 and Python 3.
The semantics of Python 3’s version are more useful because they support unicode natively, while Python 2’s csv does not.
There are three methods to install python-backports.csv 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 python-backports.csv Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-backports.csv using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-backports.csv
Install python-backports.csv Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-backports.csv using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-backports.csv
Install python-backports.csv 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 python-backports.csv using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-backports.csv
How To Uninstall python-backports.csv on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-backports.csv package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-backports.csv
Uninstall python-backports.csv And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-backports.csv and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-backports.csv
Remove python-backports.csv Configurations and Data
To remove python-backports.csv configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-backports.csv
Remove python-backports.csv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-backports.csv configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-backports.csv
Dependencies
python-backports.csv have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-backports.csv package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.