How To Install python-rfc3339 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-rfc3339 on Debian 9. python-rfc3339 is parser and generator of RFC 3339-compliant timestamps (Python 2)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-rfc3339 on Debian 9.

What is python-rfc3339

python-rfc3339 is:

pyRFC3339 parses and generates RFC 3339-compliant timestamps using Python datetime.datetime objects.

This is the Python 2 module.

There are three methods to install python-rfc3339 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-rfc3339 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-rfc3339 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-rfc3339

Install python-rfc3339 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-rfc3339 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-rfc3339

Install python-rfc3339 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-rfc3339 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-rfc3339

How To Uninstall python-rfc3339 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python-rfc3339 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-rfc3339

Uninstall python-rfc3339 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-rfc3339 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-rfc3339

Remove python-rfc3339 Configurations and Data

To remove python-rfc3339 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-rfc3339

Remove python-rfc3339 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-rfc3339 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-rfc3339

Dependencies

python-rfc3339 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-rfc3339 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.