How To Install python-functools32 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-functools32 on Debian 9. python-functools32 is Backport of the functools module from Python 3.2.3 to Python 2.7

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-functools32 on Debian 9.

What is python-functools32

python-functools32 is:

This is a backport of the functools standard library module from Python 3.2.3 for use on Python 2.7 and PyPy. It includes new features lru_cache (Least-recently-used cache decorator).

There are three methods to install python-functools32 on Debian 9. 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-functools32 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-functools32 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-functools32

Install python-functools32 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-functools32 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-functools32

Install python-functools32 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-functools32 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-functools32

How To Uninstall python-functools32 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python-functools32 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-functools32

Uninstall python-functools32 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-functools32 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-functools32

Remove python-functools32 Configurations and Data

To remove python-functools32 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-functools32

Remove python-functools32 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-functools32 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-functools32

Dependencies

python-functools32 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-functools32 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.