How To Install python3-docx on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-docx on Debian 12.
What is python3-docx
python3-docx is:
python-docx is a Python library for creating and updating Microsoft Word (.docx) files.
This package installs the library for Python 3.
There are three methods to install python3-docx 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-docx 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-docx using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-docx
Install python3-docx Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-docx using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-docx
Install python3-docx 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-docx using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-docx
How To Uninstall python3-docx on Debian 12
To uninstall only the python3-docx package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-docx
Uninstall python3-docx And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-docx and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-docx
Remove python3-docx Configurations and Data
To remove python3-docx configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-docx
Remove python3-docx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-docx configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-docx
Dependencies
python3-docx have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-docx package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.