How To Install python-pexpect on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-pexpect on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-pexpect is Python module for automating interactive applications

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pexpect on Debian 10.

What is python-pexpect

python-pexpect is:

Pexpect is a pure Python module for spawning child applications; controlling them; and responding to expected patterns in their output. Pexpect works like Don Libes’ Expect. Pexpect allows your script to spawn a child application and control it as if a human were typing commands.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-pexpect

Install python-pexpect Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pexpect

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-pexpect

How To Uninstall python-pexpect on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python-pexpect

Uninstall python-pexpect And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-pexpect and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pexpect

Remove python-pexpect Configurations and Data

To remove python-pexpect configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pexpect

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-pexpect have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pexpect package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.