How To Install python-iniparse on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-iniparse on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-iniparse
python-iniparse is:
iniparse is a INI parser for Python which is:
Compatible with ConfigParser: Backward compatible implementations of ConfigParser, RawConfigParser, and SafeConfigParser are included that are API-compatible with the Python standard library. They pass all the unit tests in Python-2.4.4.
Preserves structure of INI files: Order of sections & options, indentation, comments, and blank lines are preserved as far as possible when data is updated.
More convenient: Values can be accessed using dotted notation (cfg.user.name), or using container syntax (cfg[‘user’][’name’]).
It is very useful for config files that are updated both by users and by programs, since it is very disorienting for a user to have her config file completely rearranged whenever a program changes it. iniparse also allows making the order of entries in a config file significant, which is desirable in applications like image galleries.
This is a Python 2 version of the package
There are three methods to install python-iniparse 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-iniparse 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-iniparse using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-iniparse
Install python-iniparse Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-iniparse using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-iniparse
Install python-iniparse 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-iniparse using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-iniparse
How To Uninstall python-iniparse on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-iniparse package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-iniparse
Uninstall python-iniparse And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-iniparse and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-iniparse
Remove python-iniparse Configurations and Data
To remove python-iniparse configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-iniparse
Remove python-iniparse configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-iniparse configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-iniparse
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-iniparse package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
