How To Install python3-cdo on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-cdo on Debian 9. python3-cdo is Python3 module for Climate Data Operators

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-cdo on Debian 9.

What is python3-cdo

python3-cdo is:

Climate Data Operators are a collection of command line Operators to manipulate and analyse Climate model Data. Supported data formats are GRIB, netCDF, SERVICE, EXTRA and IEG. There are more than 400 operators available. This package provides a Python3 wrapper for CDO.

There are three methods to install python3-cdo 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 python3-cdo Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-cdo using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-cdo

Install python3-cdo Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-cdo using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-cdo

Install python3-cdo 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 python3-cdo using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-cdo

How To Uninstall python3-cdo on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python3-cdo package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-cdo

Uninstall python3-cdo And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-cdo and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-cdo

Remove python3-cdo Configurations and Data

To remove python3-cdo configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-cdo

Remove python3-cdo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-cdo configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-cdo

Dependencies

python3-cdo have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-cdo package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.