How To Install python-mccabe on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-mccabe on Ubuntu 18.04. python-mccabe is Python code complexity checker (Python 2)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-mccabe on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-mccabe

python-mccabe is:

This module provides a plugin for the flake8 Python code checker to run the McCabe code complexity script against Python code.

This package provides Python 2 module bindings only.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-mccabe

Install python-mccabe Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-mccabe

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-mccabe

How To Uninstall python-mccabe on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-mccabe

Uninstall python-mccabe And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-mccabe and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-mccabe

Remove python-mccabe Configurations and Data

To remove python-mccabe configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-mccabe

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-mccabe package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.