How To Install python-pyxb-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyxb-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. python-pyxb-doc is Python XML Schema Bindings (Documentation)

Introduction

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

What is python-pyxb-doc

python-pyxb-doc is:

PyXB is a pure Python package that generates Python code for classes that correspond to data structures defined by XMLSchema. In concept it is similar to JAXB for Java and CodeSynthesis XSD for C++.

The major goals of PyXB are:

  • Provide a generated Python interface that is “Pythonic”, meaning similar to one that would have been hand-written:
    • Attributes and elements are Python properties, with name conflicts resolved in favor of elements
    • Elements with maxOccurs larger than 1 are stored as Python lists
    • Bindings for type extensions inherit from the binding for the base type
    • Enumeration constraints are exposed as class (constant) variables
  • Support bi-directional conversion (document to Python and back)
  • Allow easy customization of the generated bindings to provide functionality along with content
  • Support all XMLSchema features that are in common use, including:
    • complex content models (nested all/choice/sequence)
    • cross-namespace dependencies
    • include and import directives
    • constraints on simple types
  • Validate the documents against their schema

This package contains the documentation.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-pyxb-doc

Install python-pyxb-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pyxb-doc

Install python-pyxb-doc 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-pyxb-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-pyxb-doc

How To Uninstall python-pyxb-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-pyxb-doc

Uninstall python-pyxb-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyxb-doc

Remove python-pyxb-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyxb-doc

Remove python-pyxb-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pyxb-doc

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Summary

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