How To Install python3-ptk on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-ptk on Debian 9. python3-ptk is parser for Python 3 with support for asynchronous input

Introduction

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

What is python3-ptk

python3-ptk is:

PTK implements LR(1) parsing in Python. Compared to compiled tools like Bison, it attempts to spare programmer’s time. Python sources describe both the grammar and the callbacks, avoiding code generation. Various inputs are accepted: Python 3 asynchronous streams, PyZipFile archives, Twisted Deferred objects.

This package installs the library for Python 3.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-ptk

Install python3-ptk Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-ptk

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-ptk

How To Uninstall python3-ptk on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-ptk

Uninstall python3-ptk And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-ptk

Remove python3-ptk Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-ptk

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-ptk have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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