How To Install python3-datacache on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-datacache on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-datacache is helpers for transparently downloading datasets

Introduction

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

What is python3-datacache

python3-datacache is:

External data is often distributed as “flat files”, i.e. dumps into a mostly human-readable format that one could open as a spreadsheet and equally easy parse and index or reimport into a local database. When the text file changes, the database needs to be updated, too. If access to the database is first required, the text file needs to be downloaded first and the database created. Remote updates also require local updates.

This package provides a set of helper functions to address the handling of remote files and the curation of local databases derived from them.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-datacache

Install python3-datacache Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-datacache

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-datacache

How To Uninstall python3-datacache on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-datacache

Uninstall python3-datacache And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-datacache

Remove python3-datacache Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-datacache

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-datacache have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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