How To Install python3-colander on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-colander on Debian 9. python3-colander is simple schema-based serialization and deserialization - Python 3.x

Introduction

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

What is python3-colander

python3-colander is:

Colander is an extensible package which can be used to deserialize and validate a data structure composed of strings, mappings, and lists, and to serialize an arbitrary data structure to a data structure composed of strings, mappings, and lists.

This package provides the Python 3.x module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-colander

Install python3-colander Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-colander

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-colander

How To Uninstall python3-colander on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-colander

Uninstall python3-colander And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-colander

Remove python3-colander Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-colander

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-colander have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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