How To Install python-pyorick on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-pyorick on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-pyorick is Python 2 module to execute Yorick code

Introduction

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

What is python-pyorick

python-pyorick is:

The pyorick package starts Yorick as a subprocess and provides an interface between Python and Yorick interpreted code.

Features:

  • exec or eval arbitrary Yorick code strings
  • get or set Yorick variables
  • call Yorick functions or subroutines with Python arguments
  • get or set slices of large Yorick arrays
  • terminal mode to interact with Yorick by keyboard through Python

Most of the data is exchanged via binary pipes between the two interpreters. Yorick runs in a request-reply mode. Python prints anything Yorick sends to stdout or stderr except prompts.

This package contains the module for Python 2.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-pyorick

Install python-pyorick Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pyorick

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-pyorick

How To Uninstall python-pyorick on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python-pyorick

Uninstall python-pyorick And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyorick

Remove python-pyorick Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyorick

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-pyorick have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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