How To Install python-codegen on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-codegen on Debian 9.
What is python-codegen
python-codegen is:
The codegen module converts a abstract syntax tree (AST) back into Python source code. This is useful for debugging purposes, especially when dealing with custom ASTs not generated by Python itself.
There are three methods to install python-codegen 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 python-codegen 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-codegen using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-codegen
Install python-codegen Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-codegen using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-codegen
Install python-codegen 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 python-codegen using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-codegen
How To Uninstall python-codegen on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-codegen package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-codegen
Uninstall python-codegen And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-codegen and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-codegen
Remove python-codegen Configurations and Data
To remove python-codegen configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-codegen
Remove python-codegen configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-codegen configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-codegen
Dependencies
python-codegen have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-codegen package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.