How To Install python-isodate on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-isodate on Debian 9. python-isodate is ISO 8601 date/time/duration parser and formatter (Python module)

Introduction

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

What is python-isodate

python-isodate is:

This Python module implements ISO 8601 date, time and duration parsing.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-isodate

Install python-isodate Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-isodate

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-isodate

How To Uninstall python-isodate on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-isodate

Uninstall python-isodate And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-isodate

Remove python-isodate Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-isodate

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-isodate have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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