How To Install python3-doc on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-doc on Debian 9. python3-doc is documentation for the high-level object-oriented language Python 3

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-doc on Debian 9.

What is python3-doc

python3-doc is:

This is the official set of documentation for the interactive high-level object-oriented language Python 3 (v3.5). All documents are provided in HTML format, some in info format. The package consists of nine documents:

  • Tutorial
  • Python Library Reference
  • Macintosh Module Reference
  • Python Language Reference
  • Extending and Embedding Python
  • Python/C API Reference
  • Installing Python Modules
  • Documenting Python
  • Distributing Python Modules

This package is a dependency package, which depends on Debian’s default Python 3 version (currently v3.5).

There are three methods to install python3-doc on Debian 9. 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-doc 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-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-doc

Install python3-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-doc

How To Uninstall python3-doc on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-doc

Uninstall python3-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-doc

Remove python3-doc Configurations and Data

To remove python3-doc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-doc

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-doc package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.