How To Install python-warlock on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-warlock on Ubuntu 18.04. python-warlock is object model built on top of JSON schema - Python 2.7

Introduction

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

What is python-warlock

python-warlock is:

With Warlock, you can build self-validating Python objects using JSON schemas. First, a schema describe the type of data, then after creating the object, Warlock checks that added or edited attributes correspond to the initial schema. If they don’t, an exception is raised.

This package contains the Python 2.7 module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-warlock

Install python-warlock Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-warlock

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-warlock

How To Uninstall python-warlock on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-warlock

Uninstall python-warlock And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-warlock

Remove python-warlock Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-warlock

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

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

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

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Summary

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