How To Install python-pyxb on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-pyxb on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-pyxb is Python XML Schema Bindings (Python2 version)

Introduction

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

What is python-pyxb

python-pyxb is:

PyXB is a pure Python package that generates Python code for classes that correspond to data structures defined by XMLSchema. In concept it is similar to JAXB for Java and CodeSynthesis XSD for C++.

The major goals of PyXB are:

  • Provide a generated Python interface that is ??Pythonic??, meaning similar to one that would have been hand-written:
    • Attributes and elements are Python properties, with name conflicts resolved in favor of elements
    • Elements with maxOccurs larger than 1 are stored as Python lists
    • Bindings for type extensions inherit from the binding for the base type
    • Enumeration constraints are exposed as class (constant) variables
  • Support bi-directional conversion (document to Python and back)
  • Allow easy customization of the generated bindings to provide functionality along with content
  • Support all XMLSchema features that are in common use, including:
    • complex content models (nested all/choice/sequence)
    • cross-namespace dependencies
    • include and import directives
    • constraints on simple types
  • Validate the documents against their schema

This package contains the Python 2 version of the library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-pyxb

Install python-pyxb Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pyxb

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-pyxb

How To Uninstall python-pyxb on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python-pyxb

Uninstall python-pyxb And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyxb

Remove python-pyxb Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyxb

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-pyxb have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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