How To Install python3-cppimport on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-cppimport on Debian 12.
What is python3-cppimport
python3-cppimport is:
Sometimes Python just isn’t fast enough. Or you have existing code in a C++ library. cppimport combines the process of compiling and importing an extension in Python so that you can type modulename = cppimport.imp(“modulename”) and not have to worry about multiple steps.
cppimport looks for a C or C++ source file that matches the requested module. If such a file exists, the file is first run through the Mako templating system. The compilation options produced by the Mako pass are then used to compile the file as a Python extension. The extension (shared library) that is produced is placed in the same folder as the C++ source file. Then, the extension is loaded.
Most cppimport users combine it with pybind11, but you can use a range of methods to create your Python extensions. Raw C extensions, Boost.Python, SWIG all work.
There are three methods to install python3-cppimport 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-cppimport 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-cppimport using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-cppimport
Install python3-cppimport Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-cppimport using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-cppimport
Install python3-cppimport 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-cppimport using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-cppimport
How To Uninstall python3-cppimport on Debian 12
To uninstall only the python3-cppimport package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-cppimport
Uninstall python3-cppimport And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-cppimport and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-cppimport
Remove python3-cppimport Configurations and Data
To remove python3-cppimport configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-cppimport
Remove python3-cppimport configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-cppimport configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-cppimport
Dependencies
python3-cppimport have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-cppimport package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
