How To Install python-parsel on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-parsel on Debian 10.
What is python-parsel
python-parsel is:
Parsel is a Python library to extract data from HTML and XML using XPath and CSS selectors
This module is used to, for example:
- Extract text using CSS or XPath selectors
- Regular expression helper methods
This is the Python 2 version of the package.
There are three methods to install python-parsel 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-parsel 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-parsel using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-parsel
Install python-parsel Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-parsel using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-parsel
Install python-parsel 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-parsel using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-parsel
How To Uninstall python-parsel on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-parsel package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-parsel
Uninstall python-parsel And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-parsel and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-parsel
Remove python-parsel Configurations and Data
To remove python-parsel configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-parsel
Remove python-parsel configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-parsel configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-parsel
Dependencies
python-parsel have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-parsel package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.