How To Install python-jpy on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-jpy on Debian 10.
What is python-jpy
python-jpy is:
jpy is a bi-directional Python-Java bridge which you can use to embed Java code in Python programs or the other way round. It has been designed particularly with regard to maximum data transfer speed between the two languages. It comes with a number of outstanding features:
- Fully translates Java class hierarchies to Python
- Transparently handles Java method overloading
- Support of Java multi-threading
- Fast and memory-efficient support of primitive Java array parameters via
Python buffers <http://docs.python.org/3.3/c-api/buffer.html>_ - Support of Java methods that modify primitive Java array parameters (mutable parameters)
- Java arrays translate into Python sequence objects
- Java API for accessing Python objects (
jpy.jar)
This package provides the Python interface.
There are three methods to install python-jpy 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-jpy 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-jpy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-jpy
Install python-jpy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-jpy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-jpy
Install python-jpy 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-jpy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-jpy
How To Uninstall python-jpy on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-jpy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-jpy
Uninstall python-jpy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-jpy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-jpy
Remove python-jpy Configurations and Data
To remove python-jpy configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-jpy
Remove python-jpy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-jpy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-jpy
Dependencies
python-jpy have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-jpy package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.