How To Install python-nine on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-nine on Ubuntu 18.04. python-nine is Python 2 / 3 compatibility, like six, but favouring Python 3

Introduction

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

What is python-nine

python-nine is:

When thou writeth Python, thou shalt write Python 3 and, just for a while, ensure that the thing worketh on Python 2.7 and, possibly, even 2.6.

Just before Python 2 is finally phased out, thine codebase shall look more like 3 than like 2.

nine facilitates this new point of view. You can write code that is as 3ish as possible while still supporting 2.6. Very comfortable for writing new projects.

This package contains the Python 2 bindings only.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-nine

Install python-nine Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-nine

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-nine

How To Uninstall python-nine on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-nine

Uninstall python-nine And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-nine

Remove python-nine Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-nine

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

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

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

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Summary

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