How To Install python-typing on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-typing on Ubuntu 18.04. python-typing is Backport of the standard 3.5 library typing module

Introduction

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

What is python-typing

python-typing is:

Typing defines a standard notation for Python function and variable type annotations. The notation can be used for documenting code in a concise, standard format, and it has been designed to also be used by static and runtime type checkers, static analyzers, IDEs and other tools.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-typing

Install python-typing Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-typing

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-typing

How To Uninstall python-typing on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-typing

Uninstall python-typing And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-typing

Remove python-typing Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-typing

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

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

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

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Summary

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