How To Install python3-csvkit on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-csvkit on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-csvkit
python3-csvkit is:
csvkit is a suite of command-line tools for converting to and working with CSV, the king of tabular file formats.
It is inspired by pdftk, gdal and the original csvcut tool by Joe Germuska and Aaron Bycoffe.
If you need to do more complex data analysis than csvkit can handle, use agate.
This package provides the modules for Python 3.
There are three methods to install python3-csvkit on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-csvkit 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-csvkit using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-csvkit
Install python3-csvkit Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-csvkit using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-csvkit
Install python3-csvkit 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-csvkit using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-csvkit
How To Uninstall python3-csvkit on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-csvkit package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-csvkit
Uninstall python3-csvkit And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-csvkit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-csvkit
Remove python3-csvkit Configurations and Data
To remove python3-csvkit configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-csvkit
Remove python3-csvkit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-csvkit configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-csvkit
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-csvkit package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
