How To Install python3-pylsp on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-pylsp on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-pylsp is Python implementation of the Language Server Protocol

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pylsp on Debian 12.

What is python3-pylsp

python3-pylsp is:

The Language Server Protocol is designed to standardise how language servers and development tools communicate. This package provides a Python implementation.

A number of optional providers can be enabled if the requisite dependencies are installed, which are listed as Suggests.

There are three methods to install python3-pylsp on Debian 12. 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-pylsp 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-pylsp using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pylsp

Install python3-pylsp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-pylsp

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pylsp

How To Uninstall python3-pylsp on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-pylsp

Uninstall python3-pylsp And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-pylsp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pylsp

Remove python3-pylsp Configurations and Data

To remove python3-pylsp configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pylsp

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-pylsp have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pylsp package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.