How To Install python on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python on Debian 9.
What is python
python is:
Python, the high-level, interactive object oriented language, includes an extensive class library with lots of goodies for network programming, system administration, sounds and graphics.
This package is a dependency package, which depends on Debian’s default Python version (currently v2.7).
There are three methods to install python 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python
Install python Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python
Install python 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python
How To Uninstall python on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python
Uninstall python And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python
Remove python Configurations and Data
To remove python configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python
Remove python configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python
Dependencies
python have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.