How To Install python-ipdb on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-ipdb on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-ipdb is IPython-based pdb replacement

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ipdb on Debian 10.

What is python-ipdb

python-ipdb is:

ipdb is a replacement for pdb Python debugger, adding IPython features (tab completion, syntax highlighting, better tracebacks, better introspection) to it.

ipdb contains replacements for all functions from the pdb stdlib module. It also contains the ipdb binary which can be used instead of the pdb binary to debug standalone scripts.

There are three methods to install python-ipdb on Debian 10. 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-ipdb 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-ipdb using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-ipdb

Install python-ipdb Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-ipdb

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-ipdb

How To Uninstall python-ipdb on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python-ipdb

Uninstall python-ipdb And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-ipdb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-ipdb

Remove python-ipdb Configurations and Data

To remove python-ipdb configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-ipdb

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-ipdb have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ipdb package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.