How To Install python3-whichcraft on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-whichcraft on Ubuntu 20.04. python3-whichcraft is cross-platform cross-python shutil.which functionality (Python 3 module)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-whichcraft on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is python3-whichcraft

python3-whichcraft is:

This is a shim of the “shutil.which” function that’s designed to work across multiple versions of Python and inside of Windows. The code for Python 2.x is based on Python 3 code.

This package contains the Python 3 module. Python-Egg-Name: whichcraft

There are three methods to install python3-whichcraft on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-whichcraft 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-whichcraft using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-whichcraft

Install python3-whichcraft Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-whichcraft

Install python3-whichcraft 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-whichcraft

How To Uninstall python3-whichcraft on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-whichcraft

Uninstall python3-whichcraft And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-whichcraft and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-whichcraft

Remove python3-whichcraft Configurations and Data

To remove python3-whichcraft configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-whichcraft

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-whichcraft package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.