How To Install python3-dotenv on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-dotenv on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-dotenv is Get and set values in the .env file in local and production servers

Introduction

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

What is python3-dotenv

python3-dotenv is:

Reads key value pairs from the .env file and adds them to environment. variables. It is useful to manage settings during development and in production following the 12-factor principles: http://12factor.net/

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-dotenv

Install python3-dotenv Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-dotenv

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-dotenv

How To Uninstall python3-dotenv on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-dotenv

Uninstall python3-dotenv And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-dotenv

Remove python3-dotenv Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-dotenv

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

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

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

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Summary

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