How To Install python-iso8601 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-iso8601 on Debian 9. python-iso8601 is Python module to parse ISO 8601 dates - Python 2.x

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-iso8601 on Debian 9.

What is python-iso8601

python-iso8601 is:

Many file formats and standards use the ISO 8601 date format (e.g. 2007-01-14T20:34:22+00:00) to store dates in a neutral, unambiguous manner. This simple Python module parses the most common forms encountered and returns Python datetime objects.

This package provides the Python 2.x module.

There are three methods to install python-iso8601 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-iso8601 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-iso8601 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-iso8601

Install python-iso8601 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-iso8601 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-iso8601

Install python-iso8601 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-iso8601 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-iso8601

How To Uninstall python-iso8601 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python-iso8601 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-iso8601

Uninstall python-iso8601 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-iso8601 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-iso8601

Remove python-iso8601 Configurations and Data

To remove python-iso8601 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-iso8601

Remove python-iso8601 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-iso8601 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-iso8601

Dependencies

python-iso8601 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-iso8601 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.