How To Install python-fuzzywuzzy on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-fuzzywuzzy on Debian 9.
What is python-fuzzywuzzy
python-fuzzywuzzy is:
Various methods for fuzzy matching of strings in Python, including:
- String similarity: Gives a measure of string similarity between 0 and 100.
- Partial string similarity: Inconsistent substrings are a common problem when string matching. To get around it, use a “best partial” heuristic when two strings are of noticeably different lengths.
- Token sort: This approach involves tokenizing the string in question, sorting the tokens alphabetically, and then joining them back into a string.
- Token sort: A slightly more flexible approach. Tokenize both strings, but instead of immediately sorting and comparing, split the tokens into two groups: intersection and remainder.
There are three methods to install python-fuzzywuzzy 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-fuzzywuzzy 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-fuzzywuzzy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-fuzzywuzzy
Install python-fuzzywuzzy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-fuzzywuzzy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-fuzzywuzzy
Install python-fuzzywuzzy 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-fuzzywuzzy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-fuzzywuzzy
How To Uninstall python-fuzzywuzzy on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-fuzzywuzzy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-fuzzywuzzy
Uninstall python-fuzzywuzzy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-fuzzywuzzy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-fuzzywuzzy
Remove python-fuzzywuzzy Configurations and Data
To remove python-fuzzywuzzy configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-fuzzywuzzy
Remove python-fuzzywuzzy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-fuzzywuzzy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-fuzzywuzzy
Dependencies
python-fuzzywuzzy have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-fuzzywuzzy package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
