How To Install python-elementtidy on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-elementtidy on Ubuntu 18.04. python-elementtidy is An HTML tree builder for ElementTree based on Tidy

Introduction

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

What is python-elementtidy

python-elementtidy is:

The ElementTidy parser can read (almost) arbitrary HTML files, and turn them into well-formed element trees. This parser uses a library version of Dave Raggett’s HTML Tidy utility to fix any problems with the HTML before converting it to XHTML (the XML version of HTML).

There are three methods to install python-elementtidy 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-elementtidy 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-elementtidy using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-elementtidy

Install python-elementtidy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-elementtidy

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-elementtidy

How To Uninstall python-elementtidy on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-elementtidy

Uninstall python-elementtidy And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-elementtidy

Remove python-elementtidy Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-elementtidy

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

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

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

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Summary

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