How To Install python3-csvkit on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-csvkit on Kali Linux. python3-csvkit is public modules for csvkit (Python 3)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-csvkit on Kali Linux.

What is python3-csvkit

python3-csvkit is:

csvkit is a suite of command-line tools for converting to and working with CSV, the king of tabular file formats.

It is inspired by pdftk, gdal and the original csvcut tool by Joe Germuska and Aaron Bycoffe.

If you need to do more complex data analysis than csvkit can handle, use agate.

This package provides the modules for Python 3.

There are three methods to install python3-csvkit on Kali Linux. 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-csvkit 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-csvkit using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-csvkit

Install python3-csvkit Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-csvkit

Install python3-csvkit Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-csvkit

How To Uninstall python3-csvkit on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-csvkit

Uninstall python3-csvkit And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-csvkit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-csvkit

Remove python3-csvkit Configurations and Data

To remove python3-csvkit configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-csvkit

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-csvkit have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-csvkit package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.