How To Install python-regex on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-regex on Debian 9. python-regex is alternative regular expression module

Introduction

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

What is python-regex

python-regex is:

This new regex implementation is intended eventually to replace Python’s current re module implementation.

For testing and comparison with the current ’re’ module the new implementation is in the form of a module called ‘regex’.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-regex

Install python-regex Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-regex

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-regex

How To Uninstall python-regex on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-regex

Uninstall python-regex And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-regex

Remove python-regex Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-regex

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-regex have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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