How To Install python-jedi on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-jedi on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-jedi
python-jedi is:
Jedi is an autocompletion tool for Python. It works. With and without syntax errors. Sometimes it sucks, but that’s normal in dynamic languages. But it sucks less than other tools. It understands almost all of the basic Python syntax elements including many builtins.
There are three methods to install python-jedi 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-jedi 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-jedi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-jedi
Install python-jedi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-jedi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-jedi
Install python-jedi 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-jedi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-jedi
How To Uninstall python-jedi on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-jedi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-jedi
Uninstall python-jedi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-jedi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-jedi
Remove python-jedi Configurations and Data
To remove python-jedi configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-jedi
Remove python-jedi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-jedi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-jedi
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-jedi package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
