How To Install python-jedi on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-jedi on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-jedi is autocompletion tool for Python

Introduction

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

What is python-jedi

python-jedi is:

Jedi is an autocompletion tool for Python. It works. With and without syntax errors. Sometimes it sucks, but that’s normal in dynamic languages. But it sucks less than other tools. It understands almost all of the basic Python syntax elements including many builtins.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-jedi

Install python-jedi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-jedi

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-jedi

How To Uninstall python-jedi on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python-jedi

Uninstall python-jedi And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-jedi

Remove python-jedi Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-jedi

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-jedi have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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