How To Install python-pytimeparse on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pytimeparse on Ubuntu 18.04. python-pytimeparse is time expression parser - Python 2.x

Introduction

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

What is python-pytimeparse

python-pytimeparse is:

A small Python library to parse various kinds of time expressions, inspired by this StackOverflow question: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4628122

This package contains the Python 2.x module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-pytimeparse

Install python-pytimeparse Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pytimeparse

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-pytimeparse

How To Uninstall python-pytimeparse on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-pytimeparse

Uninstall python-pytimeparse And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pytimeparse

Remove python-pytimeparse Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pytimeparse

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

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

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

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Summary

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