How To Install python-phply on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-phply on Ubuntu 18.04. python-phply is PHP parser written in Python using PLY

Introduction

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

What is python-phply

python-phply is:

phply is a parser for the PHP programming language written using PLY, a Lex/YACC-style parser generator toolkit for Python. With this parser you can:

  • Convert PHP code to Python
  • Run PHP templates in a Python environment
  • Learn more about parsing “industrial” languages, warts and all

This is the Python 2 version of the package.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-phply

Install python-phply Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-phply

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-phply

How To Uninstall python-phply on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-phply

Uninstall python-phply And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-phply

Remove python-phply Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-phply

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

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

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

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Summary

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