How To Install python-qtpy on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-qtpy on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-qtpy is abtraction layer for PySide/PyQt4/PyQt5 (Python 2)

Introduction

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

What is python-qtpy

python-qtpy is:

QtPy (pronounced ‘cutie pie’) is a small abstraction layer that lets you write applications using a single API call to either PyQt or PySide. QtPy also provides a set of additional QWidgets.

It provides support for PyQt5, PyQt4 and PySide using the PyQt5 layout (where the QtGui module has been split into QtGui and QtWidgets). Basically, you write your code as if you were using PyQt5 but import qt from QtPy instead of PyQt5.

This package provides the QtPy library for the Python 2 interpreter.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-qtpy

Install python-qtpy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-qtpy

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-qtpy

How To Uninstall python-qtpy on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python-qtpy

Uninstall python-qtpy And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-qtpy

Remove python-qtpy Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-qtpy

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-qtpy have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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