How To Install sqlacodegen on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install sqlacodegen on Ubuntu 20.04. sqlacodegen is Automatic model code generator for SQLAlchemy

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sqlacodegen on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is sqlacodegen

sqlacodegen is:

This is a tool that reads the structure of an existing database and generates the appropriate SQLAlchemy model code, using the declarative style if possible.

There are three methods to install sqlacodegen 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 sqlacodegen Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sqlacodegen

Install sqlacodegen Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install sqlacodegen using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install sqlacodegen

Install sqlacodegen 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 sqlacodegen using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sqlacodegen

How To Uninstall sqlacodegen on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the sqlacodegen package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove sqlacodegen

Uninstall sqlacodegen And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sqlacodegen

Remove sqlacodegen Configurations and Data

To remove sqlacodegen configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sqlacodegen

Remove sqlacodegen configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sqlacodegen

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Summary

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