How To Install python3-contourpy on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-contourpy on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-contourpy is Python library for calculating contours of 2D quadrilateral grids

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-contourpy on Debian 12.

What is python3-contourpy

python3-contourpy is:

ContourPy is a Python library for calculating contours of 2D quadrilateral grids. It is written in C++11 and wrapped using pybind11.

It contains the 2005 and 2014 algorithms used in Matplotlib as well as a newer algorithm that includes more features and is available in both serial and multithreaded versions. It provides an easy way for Python libraries to use contouring algorithms without having to include Matplotlib as a dependency.

There are three methods to install python3-contourpy on Debian 12. 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-contourpy 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-contourpy using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-contourpy

Install python3-contourpy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-contourpy

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-contourpy

How To Uninstall python3-contourpy on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-contourpy

Uninstall python3-contourpy And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-contourpy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-contourpy

Remove python3-contourpy Configurations and Data

To remove python3-contourpy configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-contourpy

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-contourpy have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-contourpy package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.