How To Install python-argvalidate on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-argvalidate on Ubuntu 18.04. python-argvalidate is simple argument validator library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-argvalidate on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-argvalidate

python-argvalidate is:

python-argvalidate provides developers with a simple way of doing type-checking for both Python functions and methods.

There are three methods to install python-argvalidate on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python-argvalidate Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-argvalidate

Install python-argvalidate Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-argvalidate

Install python-argvalidate 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 python-argvalidate using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-argvalidate

How To Uninstall python-argvalidate on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-argvalidate package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-argvalidate

Uninstall python-argvalidate And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-argvalidate and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-argvalidate

Remove python-argvalidate Configurations and Data

To remove python-argvalidate configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-argvalidate

Remove python-argvalidate configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-argvalidate

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-argvalidate package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.