How To Install python-mwparserfromhell on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-mwparserfromhell on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-mwparserfromhell is Outrageously powerful parser for MediaWiki wikicode (Python 2)

Introduction

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

What is python-mwparserfromhell

python-mwparserfromhell is:

mwparserfromhell is a pure-Python parser (with optional C speedup) for MediaWiki wikicode. It allows parsing and manipulation of complex structures like nested templates, tables, and much more.

Documentation at https://mwparserfromhell.readthedocs.org/

This is the Python 2 version.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-mwparserfromhell

Install python-mwparserfromhell Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-mwparserfromhell

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-mwparserfromhell

How To Uninstall python-mwparserfromhell on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python-mwparserfromhell

Uninstall python-mwparserfromhell And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-mwparserfromhell

Remove python-mwparserfromhell Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-mwparserfromhell

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-mwparserfromhell have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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