How To Install python3-django-babel on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-django-babel on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-django-babel is Utilities for using Babel in Django - Python 3.x

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-django-babel on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python3-django-babel

python3-django-babel is:

This package contains various utilities for integration of Babel into the Django web framework:

  • A message extraction plugin for Django templates.
  • A middleware class that adds the Babel Locale object to requests.
  • A set of template tags for date and number formatting.

Babel provides a message extraction framework similar to GNU xgettext, but more extensible and geared towards Python applications. While Django does provide wrapper scripts for making the use of xgettext more convenient, the extraction functionality is rather limited. For example, you can’t use template files with an extension other than .html, and everything needs to be in your project package directory.

This package contains the Python 3.x module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-django-babel

Install python3-django-babel Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-django-babel

Install python3-django-babel 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-django-babel using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-django-babel

How To Uninstall python3-django-babel on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-django-babel

Uninstall python3-django-babel And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-django-babel and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-django-babel

Remove python3-django-babel Configurations and Data

To remove python3-django-babel configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-django-babel

Remove python3-django-babel configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-django-babel

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-django-babel package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.