How To Install python-simpleparse on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-simpleparse on Debian 9. python-simpleparse is simple parser generator for Python

Introduction

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

What is python-simpleparse

python-simpleparse is:

SimpleParse is a BSD-licensed Python package providing a simple parser generator for use with the mxTextTools text-tagging engine. SimpleParse allows you to generate tagging tables for use with the text-tagging engine directly from your EBNF grammar.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-simpleparse

Install python-simpleparse Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-simpleparse

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-simpleparse

How To Uninstall python-simpleparse on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-simpleparse

Uninstall python-simpleparse And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-simpleparse

Remove python-simpleparse Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-simpleparse

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-simpleparse have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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