How To Install python3-construct on Debian 10

Learn how to install python3-construct on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python3-construct is powerful declarative parser (and builder) for binary data

Introduction

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

What is python3-construct

python3-construct is:

Construct is a python library for parsing and building of data structures (binary or textual).

It is based on the concept of defining data structures in a declarative manner, rather than procedural code: more complex constructs are composed of a hierarchy of simpler ones. It’s the first library that makes parsing fun, instead of the usual headache it is today.

There are three methods to install python3-construct 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-construct 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-construct using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-construct

Install python3-construct Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-construct

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-construct

How To Uninstall python3-construct on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-construct

Uninstall python3-construct And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-construct

Remove python3-construct Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-construct

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-construct have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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