How To Install spyder-doc on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install spyder-doc on Debian 9. spyder-doc is Python IDE for scientists (Documentation)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install spyder-doc on Debian 9.

What is spyder-doc

spyder-doc is:

Originally written to design Spyder (the Scientific PYthon Development EnviRonment), the spyderlib Python library provides ready-to-use pure-Python widgets: source code editor with syntax highlighting and code introspection/analysis features, NumPy array editor, dictionary editor, Python console, etc. It’s based on the Qt Python binding module PyQt4 (and is compatible with PySide since v2.2).

This is the documentation of the package.

There are three methods to install spyder-doc 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 spyder-doc Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install spyder-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install spyder-doc

Install spyder-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install spyder-doc

Install spyder-doc 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 spyder-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install spyder-doc

How To Uninstall spyder-doc on Debian 9

To uninstall only the spyder-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove spyder-doc

Uninstall spyder-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove spyder-doc

Remove spyder-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge spyder-doc

Remove spyder-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge spyder-doc

Dependencies

spyder-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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