How To Install python-pyflot on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyflot on Debian 9. python-pyflot is interface from Python to libjs-flot

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyflot on Debian 9.

What is python-pyflot

python-pyflot is:

PyFlot makes it easy to generate flot graphs. Its primary goal is to allow one to specify data inputs and options in a Python application and generate the appropriate JSON. Common uses of this are rendering into a template as flot() arguments or as the payload of an XHR response. PyFlot takes care of all the annoying details of converting types to match up with how flot expects them.

There are three methods to install python-pyflot on Debian 9. 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-pyflot 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-pyflot using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-pyflot

Install python-pyflot Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pyflot

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-pyflot

How To Uninstall python-pyflot on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-pyflot

Uninstall python-pyflot And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-pyflot and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyflot

Remove python-pyflot Configurations and Data

To remove python-pyflot configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyflot

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-pyflot have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyflot package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.