How To Install python3-asttokens on Debian 10

Learn how to install python3-asttokens on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python3-asttokens is annotate Python asbtract syntax trees with code references (Python 3)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-asttokens on Debian 10.

What is python3-asttokens

python3-asttokens is:

The asttokens module annotates Python abstract syntax trees (ASTs) with the positions of tokens and text in the source code that generated them.

It makes it possible for tools that work with logical AST nodes to find the particular text that resulted in those nodes, for example for automated efactoring or highlighting.

This package contains the Python 3 version.

There are three methods to install python3-asttokens 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 python3-asttokens 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-asttokens using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-asttokens

Install python3-asttokens Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-asttokens

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-asttokens

How To Uninstall python3-asttokens on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-asttokens

Uninstall python3-asttokens And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-asttokens and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-asttokens

Remove python3-asttokens Configurations and Data

To remove python3-asttokens configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-asttokens

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-asttokens have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-asttokens package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.