How To Install python-naturalsort on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-naturalsort on Ubuntu 18.04. python-naturalsort is Simple natural order sorting API for Python that just works

Introduction

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

What is `python-naturalsort`

python-naturalsort is:

The natsort.natsort() function in the naturalsort package is a very simple alternative to Python’s sorted() function that implements natural order sorting_ in Python. The package is available on PyPI, so getting started is very simple:

$ pip install naturalsort $ python

from natsort import natsort versions = [‘1.8.1-r26’, ‘1.8.1-r30’, ‘2.0-r2’, ‘2.0-r7’, ‘2.0-r11’] natsort([‘my-package-%s’ % v for v in versions]) [‘my-package-1.8.1-r26’, ‘my-package-1.8.1-r30’, ‘my-package-2.0-r2’, ‘my-package-2.0-r7’, ‘my-package-2.0-r11’]

The main use case that this package was originally created for is sorting of pathnames with versions numbers embedded in them. This is why the sorting key defined by the naturalsort package ignores filename extensions (not doing so can give unexpected results).

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-naturalsort

Install python-naturalsort Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-naturalsort

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-naturalsort

How To Uninstall python-naturalsort on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-naturalsort

Uninstall python-naturalsort And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-naturalsort

Remove python-naturalsort Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-naturalsort

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

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

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

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Summary

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