How To Install python3-args on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-args on Debian 9. python3-args is Command Arguments for Humans (Python 3)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-args on Debian 9.

What is python3-args

python3-args is:

This simple module gives you an elegant interface for your command line argumemnts.

This package contains the module for Python 3.

There are three methods to install python3-args 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 python3-args Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-args using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-args

Install python3-args Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-args using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-args

Install python3-args 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 python3-args using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-args

How To Uninstall python3-args on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python3-args package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-args

Uninstall python3-args And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-args and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-args

Remove python3-args Configurations and Data

To remove python3-args configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-args

Remove python3-args configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-args configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-args

Dependencies

python3-args have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-args package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.