How To Install autoimport on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install autoimport on Debian 12.
What is autoimport
autoimport is:
Throughout the development of a Python program you continuously need to manage the Python import statements either because you need one new object or because you no longer need it. This means that you need to stop writing whatever you were writing, go to the top of the file, create or remove the import statement and then resume coding.
This workflow break is annoying and almost always unnecessary. ‘autoimport’ solves this problem if you execute it whenever you have an import error, for example by configuring your editor to run it when saving the file.
There are three methods to install autoimport 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 autoimport Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install autoimport using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install autoimport
Install autoimport Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install autoimport using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install autoimport
Install autoimport 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 autoimport using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install autoimport
How To Uninstall autoimport on Debian 12
To uninstall only the autoimport package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove autoimport
Uninstall autoimport And Its Dependencies
To uninstall autoimport and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove autoimport
Remove autoimport Configurations and Data
To remove autoimport configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge autoimport
Remove autoimport configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove autoimport configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge autoimport
Dependencies
autoimport have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install autoimport package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
