How To Install python-mpmath-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-mpmath-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. python-mpmath-doc is library for arbitrary-precision floating-point arithmetic - Documentation

Introduction

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

What is python-mpmath-doc

python-mpmath-doc is:

Mpmath is a pure-Python library for multiprecision floating-point arithmetic. It provides an extensive set of transcendental functions, unlimited exponent sizes, complex numbers, interval arithmetic, numerical integration and differentiation, root-finding, linear algebra, and much more. Almost any calculation can be performed just as well at 10-digit or 1000-digit precision, and in many cases mpmath implements asymptotically fast algorithms that scale well for extremely high precision work.

If available, mpmath will (optionally) use gmpy to speed up high precision operations. If matplotlib is available, mpmath also provides a convenient plotting interface.

Its features include:

  • Fair performance – typically 10-100x faster than Python’s decimal library
  • Transcendental functions – all functions from Python’s math and cmath modules, plus a few more like gamma, factorial, erf
  • Complex numbers – with support for transcendental functions
  • Directed rounding – floor, ceiling, down, up, half-down, half-up, half-even
  • Unlimited exponents – no overflow or underflow

This package contains the documentation for mpmath Python module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-mpmath-doc

Install python-mpmath-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-mpmath-doc

Install python-mpmath-doc 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-mpmath-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-mpmath-doc

How To Uninstall python-mpmath-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-mpmath-doc

Uninstall python-mpmath-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-mpmath-doc

Remove python-mpmath-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-mpmath-doc

Remove python-mpmath-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-mpmath-doc

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Summary

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