How To Install python-formencode on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-formencode on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-formencode is validation and form generation Python package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-formencode on Debian 10.

What is python-formencode

python-formencode is:

FormEncode is a validation and form generation package. The validation can be used separately from the form generation. The validation works on compound data structures, with all parts being nestable. It is separate from HTTP or any other input mechanism.

This package contains the Python 2 version of FormEncode.

There are three methods to install python-formencode on Debian 10. 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-formencode 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-formencode using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-formencode

Install python-formencode Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-formencode

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-formencode

How To Uninstall python-formencode on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python-formencode

Uninstall python-formencode And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-formencode and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-formencode

Remove python-formencode Configurations and Data

To remove python-formencode configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-formencode

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-formencode have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-formencode package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.