How To Install python3-pysrt on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pysrt on Debian 9. python3-pysrt is library to edit or create SubRip files (Python 3)

Introduction

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

What is python3-pysrt

python3-pysrt is:

pysrt can be used to edit or create SubRip (.srt) subtitle files from Python. It supports parsing, shifting, removing, slicing, spliting and rescaling of these files.

This is the Python 3 version of the package.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pysrt

Install python3-pysrt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-pysrt

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pysrt

How To Uninstall python3-pysrt on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-pysrt

Uninstall python3-pysrt And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pysrt

Remove python3-pysrt Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pysrt

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-pysrt have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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