How To Install python-pyshp on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyshp on Debian 9. python-pyshp is read/write support for ESRI Shapefile format

Introduction

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

What is python-pyshp

python-pyshp is:

PySHP provides read and write support for the ESRI Shapefile format. The Shapefile format is a popular Geographic Information System vector data format created by ESRI.

This package contains the module for Python 2.x.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-pyshp

Install python-pyshp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pyshp

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-pyshp

How To Uninstall python-pyshp on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-pyshp

Uninstall python-pyshp And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyshp

Remove python-pyshp Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyshp

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-pyshp have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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