How To Install python-plotly on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-plotly on Debian 9. python-plotly is Python plotting library for publication-quality graphs

Introduction

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

What is python-plotly

python-plotly is:

Python plotting library for collaborative, interactive, publication-quality graphs. Plotly is an online collaborative data analysis and graphing tool. The Python API allows you to access all of Plotly’s functionality from Python.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-plotly

Install python-plotly Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-plotly

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-plotly

How To Uninstall python-plotly on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-plotly

Uninstall python-plotly And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-plotly

Remove python-plotly Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-plotly

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-plotly have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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