How To Install python-pydispatch on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-pydispatch on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-pydispatch is Python signal dispatching mechanism

Introduction

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

What is python-pydispatch

python-pydispatch is:

PyDispatcher provides the Python programmer with a multiple-producer-multiple-consumer signal-registration and routing infrastructure for use in multiple contexts. The mechanism of PyDispatcher started life as a highly rated recipe in the Python Cookbook. The project aims to include various enhancements to the recipe developed during use in various applications.

This is the Python 2 version of PyDispatcher.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-pydispatch

Install python-pydispatch Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pydispatch

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-pydispatch

How To Uninstall python-pydispatch on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python-pydispatch

Uninstall python-pydispatch And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pydispatch

Remove python-pydispatch Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pydispatch

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-pydispatch have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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