How To Install python3-isbnlib on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-isbnlib on Debian 9. python3-isbnlib is ISBN processing library

Introduction

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

What is python3-isbnlib

python3-isbnlib is:

ISBNlib is a pure Python library for validating, cleaning and getting metadata from ISBN strings.

ISBN or International Standard Book Number format is somewhat fluid so this library provides ways to parse it to canonical form and then also to validate the numbers via databases as well as get metainfo for issued ISBNs.

Python3 version.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-isbnlib

Install python3-isbnlib Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-isbnlib

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-isbnlib

How To Uninstall python3-isbnlib on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-isbnlib

Uninstall python3-isbnlib And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-isbnlib

Remove python3-isbnlib Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-isbnlib

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-isbnlib have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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