How To Install python3-kdtree on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-kdtree on Debian 9. python3-kdtree is container for kd-tree sorting for Python 3

Introduction

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

What is python3-kdtree

python3-kdtree is:

A container implementing k-dimensional space sorting using a kd-tree. It:

  • supports two- to six-dimensional spaces
  • can store any data structure
  • provides standard find as well as range queries
  • has amortised O(lg n) time (O(n lg n) worst case) on most operations (insert/erase/find optimised) and worst-case O(n) space
  • provides means to rebalance and thus optimise the tree

This package contains the extension built for the Python 3 interpreter.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-kdtree

Install python3-kdtree Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-kdtree

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-kdtree

How To Uninstall python3-kdtree on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-kdtree

Uninstall python3-kdtree And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-kdtree

Remove python3-kdtree Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-kdtree

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-kdtree have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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