How To Install python3-configobj on Debian 10

Learn how to install python3-configobj on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python3-configobj is simple but powerful config file reader and writer for Python 3

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-configobj on Debian 10.

What is python3-configobj

python3-configobj is:

ConfigObj is a simple but powerful config file reader and writer: an ini file round tripper. Its main feature is that it is very easy to use, with a straightforward programmer’s interface and a simple syntax for config files. It has lots of other features, though:

  • Nested sections (subsections), to any level
  • List values
  • Multiple line values
  • String interpolation (substitution)
  • Integrated with a powerful validation system
    • including automatic type checking/conversion
    • and allowing default values
    • repeated sections
  • All comments in the file are preserved
  • The order of keys/sections is preserved
  • Full Unicode support
  • Powerful unrepr mode for storing/retrieving Python data-types

This is the Python 3 version of the package.

There are three methods to install python3-configobj on Debian 10. 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-configobj 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-configobj using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-configobj

Install python3-configobj Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-configobj

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-configobj

How To Uninstall python3-configobj on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-configobj

Uninstall python3-configobj And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-configobj and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-configobj

Remove python3-configobj Configurations and Data

To remove python3-configobj configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-configobj

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-configobj have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-configobj package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.