How To Install python-funcsigs on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-funcsigs on Ubuntu 18.04. python-funcsigs is function signatures from PEP362 - Python 2.7

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-funcsigs on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-funcsigs

python-funcsigs is:

funcsigs is a backport of the PEP 362 function signature features from Python 3.3’s inspect module. The backport is compatible with Python 2.6, 2.7 as well as 3.2 and up.

This package contains the Python 2.7 module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-funcsigs

Install python-funcsigs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-funcsigs

Install python-funcsigs 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-funcsigs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-funcsigs

How To Uninstall python-funcsigs on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-funcsigs

Uninstall python-funcsigs And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-funcsigs

Remove python-funcsigs Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-funcsigs

Remove python-funcsigs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-funcsigs

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Summary

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