How To Install python-cement-doc on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-cement-doc on Ubuntu 20.04. python-cement-doc is CLI Application Framework (Documentation)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-cement-doc on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is python-cement-doc

python-cement-doc is:

Cement is an advanced CLI Application Framework for Python. Its goal is to introduce a standard, and feature-full platform for both simple and complex command line applications as well as support rapid development needs without sacrificing quality. Cement is flexible, and it’s use cases span from the simplicity of a micro-framework to the complexity of a mega-framework.

Features include:

  • Core pieces of the framework are customizable via handlers/interfaces
  • Extension handler interface to easily extend framework functionality
  • Config handler supports parsing multiple config files into one config
  • Argument handler parses command line arguments and merges with config
  • Log handler supports console and file logging
  • Plugin handler provides an interface to easily extend your application
  • Hook support adds a bit of magic to apps and also ties into framework
  • Handler system connects implementation classes with Interfaces
  • Output handler interface renders return dictionaries to console
  • Cache handler interface adds caching support for improved performance
  • Controller handler supports sub-commands, and nested controllers

This package contains the documentation.

There are three methods to install python-cement-doc 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 python-cement-doc 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-cement-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-cement-doc

Install python-cement-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-cement-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-cement-doc

Install python-cement-doc 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 python-cement-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-cement-doc

How To Uninstall python-cement-doc on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the python-cement-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-cement-doc

Uninstall python-cement-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-cement-doc

Remove python-cement-doc Configurations and Data

To remove python-cement-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-cement-doc

Remove python-cement-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-cement-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-cement-doc

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Summary

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