How To Install python-xmltv on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-xmltv on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-xmltv is allows Python applications to access XMLTV data

Introduction

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

What is python-xmltv

python-xmltv is:

This package allows Python programs to interact with XMLTV data and look through it, splitting the contents out into programmes and channels. XMLTV is an XML file format for storing TV listings.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-xmltv

Install python-xmltv Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-xmltv

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-xmltv

How To Uninstall python-xmltv on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python-xmltv

Uninstall python-xmltv And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-xmltv

Remove python-xmltv Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-xmltv

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-xmltv have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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