How To Install python-pyee on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyee on Ubuntu 18.04. python-pyee is Python 2 port of node.jss EventEmitter to Python

Introduction

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

What is python-pyee

python-pyee is:

This package contains the pyee module for Python 2. pyee supplies an EventEmitter object similar to the EventEmitter from node.js. This allows developers to register a function to an event, which means that when the event is emitted, the function will be called.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-pyee

Install python-pyee Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pyee

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-pyee

How To Uninstall python-pyee on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-pyee

Uninstall python-pyee And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyee

Remove python-pyee Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyee

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

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

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

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Summary

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