How To Install isort on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install isort on Kali Linux. isort is utility for sorting Python imports

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install isort on Kali Linux.

What is isort

isort is:

isort is a Python utility / library to sort imports alphabetically, and automatically separated into sections. It provides a command line utility, Python library and plugins for various editors to quickly sort all your imports.

This package contains the isort utility.

There are three methods to install isort on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install isort Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install isort

Install isort Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install isort

Install isort Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install isort

How To Uninstall isort on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove isort

Uninstall isort And Its Dependencies

To uninstall isort and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove isort

Remove isort Configurations and Data

To remove isort configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge isort

Remove isort configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge isort

Dependencies

isort have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install isort package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.