How To Install python-yaml on Debian 9

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-yaml on Debian 9.

What is python-yaml

python-yaml is:

Python-yaml is a complete YAML 1.1 parser and emitter for Python. It can parse all examples from the specification. The parsing algorithm is simple enough to be a reference for YAML parser implementors. A simple extension API is also provided. The package is built using libyaml for improved speed.

There are three methods to install python-yaml on Debian 9. 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-yaml 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-yaml using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-yaml

Install python-yaml Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-yaml

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-yaml

How To Uninstall python-yaml on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-yaml

Uninstall python-yaml And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-yaml and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-yaml

Remove python-yaml Configurations and Data

To remove python-yaml configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-yaml

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-yaml have the following dependencies:

• python
• python
• python

References

• python-yaml website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-yaml package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.