How To Install python3-decouple on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-decouple on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-decouple
python3-decouple is:
Decouple helps you to organize your settings so that you can change parameters without having to redeploy your app.
It also makes easy for you to:
store parameters on ini or .env files; define comprehensive default values; properly convert values to the correct data type; have only one configuration module to rule all your instances.
It was originally designed for Django, but became an independent generic tool for separating settings from code.
Framework Django Framework Flask
This package installs the library for Python 3.
There are three methods to install python3-decouple 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-decouple 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-decouple using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-decouple
Install python3-decouple Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-decouple using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-decouple
Install python3-decouple 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-decouple using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-decouple
How To Uninstall python3-decouple on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-decouple package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-decouple
Uninstall python3-decouple And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-decouple and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-decouple
Remove python3-decouple Configurations and Data
To remove python3-decouple configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-decouple
Remove python3-decouple configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-decouple configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-decouple
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-decouple package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
