How To Install python-xlsxwriter on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-xlsxwriter on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-xlsxwriter is Python module for creating Excel XLSX files

Introduction

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

What is python-xlsxwriter

python-xlsxwriter is:

XlsxWriter is a Python module for writing files in the Excel 2007+ XLSX file format.

XlsxWriter can be used to write text, numbers, formulas and hyperlinks to multiple worksheets and it supports features such as formatting and many more, including:

  • 100% compatible Excel XLSX files
  • Full formatting
  • Merged cells
  • Defined names
  • Charts
  • Autofilters
  • Data validation and drop down lists
  • Conditional formatting
  • Worksheet PNG/JPEG images
  • Rich multi-format strings

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-xlsxwriter

Install python-xlsxwriter Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-xlsxwriter

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-xlsxwriter

How To Uninstall python-xlsxwriter on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python-xlsxwriter

Uninstall python-xlsxwriter And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-xlsxwriter

Remove python-xlsxwriter Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-xlsxwriter

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-xlsxwriter have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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