How To Install python-tabulate on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-tabulate on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-tabulate
python-tabulate is:
Pretty-print tabular data in Python, a library and a command-line utility. The main use cases of the library are:
- printing small tables without hassle: just one function call, formatting is guided by the data itself
- authoring tabular data for lightweight plain-text markup: multiple output formats suitable for further editing or transformation
- readable presentation of mixed textual and numeric data: smart column alignment, configurable number formatting, alignment by a decimal point
This package installs the library for Python 2.
There are three methods to install python-tabulate 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-tabulate 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-tabulate using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-tabulate
Install python-tabulate Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-tabulate using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-tabulate
Install python-tabulate 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-tabulate using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-tabulate
How To Uninstall python-tabulate on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-tabulate package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-tabulate
Uninstall python-tabulate And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-tabulate and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-tabulate
Remove python-tabulate Configurations and Data
To remove python-tabulate configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-tabulate
Remove python-tabulate configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-tabulate configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-tabulate
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-tabulate package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
