How To Install python-openpyxl on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-openpyxl on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-openpyxl is Python module to read/write OpenXML xlsx/xlsm files

Introduction

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

What is python-openpyxl

python-openpyxl is:

Openpyxl is a pure Python module to read/write Excel 2007 (OpenXML) xlsx/xlsm files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-openpyxl

Install python-openpyxl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-openpyxl

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-openpyxl

How To Uninstall python-openpyxl on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python-openpyxl

Uninstall python-openpyxl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-openpyxl

Remove python-openpyxl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-openpyxl

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-openpyxl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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