How To Install python3-positional on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-positional on Debian 9.
What is python3-positional
python3-positional is:
The Positional Python module provides a decorator which enforces only some args may be passed positionally. The idea and some of the code was taken from the oauth2 client of the google-api client. The decorator makes it easy to support Python 3 style key-word only parameters.
This package contains the Python 3.x module.
There are three methods to install python3-positional 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-positional 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-positional using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-positional
Install python3-positional Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-positional using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-positional
Install python3-positional 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-positional using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-positional
How To Uninstall python3-positional on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python3-positional package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-positional
Uninstall python3-positional And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-positional and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-positional
Remove python3-positional Configurations and Data
To remove python3-positional configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-positional
Remove python3-positional configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-positional configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-positional
Dependencies
python3-positional have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-positional package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
