How To Install python3-dateparser on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-dateparser on Kali Linux. python3-dateparser is python parser for human readable dates

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-dateparser on Kali Linux.

What is python3-dateparser

python3-dateparser is:

dateparser provides modules to easily parse localized dates in almost any string formats commonly found on web pages.

  • Generic parsing of dates in over 200 language locales plus numerous formats in a language agnostic fashion.
  • Generic parsing of relative dates like: ‘1 min ago’, ‘2 weeks ago’, ‘3 months, 1 week and 1 day ago’, ‘in 2 days’, ’tomorrow’.
  • Generic parsing of dates with time zones abbreviations or UTC offsets like: ‘August 14, 2015 EST’, ‘July 4, 2013 PST’, ‘21 July 2013 10:15 pm +0500’.
  • Date lookup in longer texts.
  • Support for non-Gregorian calendar systems.
  • Extensive test coverage.

There are three methods to install python3-dateparser on Kali Linux. 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-dateparser 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-dateparser using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-dateparser

Install python3-dateparser Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-dateparser

Install python3-dateparser Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-dateparser

How To Uninstall python3-dateparser on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-dateparser

Uninstall python3-dateparser And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-dateparser and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-dateparser

Remove python3-dateparser Configurations and Data

To remove python3-dateparser configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-dateparser

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-dateparser have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-dateparser package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.