How To Install python-pydoctor on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pydoctor on Debian 10.
What is python-pydoctor
python-pydoctor is:
Pydoctor is a tool for generating API documentation for Python modules based on their docstrings via static analysis.
It was written primarily to replace epydoc for the purposes of the Twisted project as epydoc has difficulties with zope.interface.
There are three methods to install python-pydoctor 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-pydoctor 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-pydoctor using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pydoctor
Install python-pydoctor Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pydoctor using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pydoctor
Install python-pydoctor 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-pydoctor using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pydoctor
How To Uninstall python-pydoctor on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-pydoctor package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pydoctor
Uninstall python-pydoctor And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pydoctor and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pydoctor
Remove python-pydoctor Configurations and Data
To remove python-pydoctor configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pydoctor
Remove python-pydoctor configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pydoctor configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pydoctor
Dependencies
python-pydoctor have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pydoctor package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.