How To Install python-pytoml on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pytoml on Ubuntu 18.04. python-pytoml is TOML parser and emitter for Python2

Introduction

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

What is python-pytoml

python-pytoml is:

This project aims at being a specs-conforming and strict parser and writer for TOML files. The library currently supports version 0.4.0 of the specs.

TOML aims to be a minimal configuration file format that is easy to read due to obvious semantics. It is designed to map unambiguously to a hash table and it is easy to parse into data structures in a wide variety of languages.

This package contains the module for Python2 and runs with >= 2.7.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-pytoml

Install python-pytoml Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pytoml

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-pytoml

How To Uninstall python-pytoml on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-pytoml

Uninstall python-pytoml And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pytoml

Remove python-pytoml Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pytoml

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

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

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

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Summary

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