How To Install python3-dsv on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-dsv on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-dsv is Python module for delimiter-separated-value files (Python 3)

Introduction

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

What is python3-dsv

python3-dsv is:

Python-DSV is an alternative to Python’s standard csv module, with somewhat different usage and optional support for wxWidgets-mediated user interaction in the course of format autodetection. Like the standard module, it supports a wide range of delimiters and handles both import and export.

This package installs the library for Python 3.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-dsv

Install python3-dsv Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-dsv

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-dsv

How To Uninstall python3-dsv on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-dsv

Uninstall python3-dsv And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-dsv

Remove python3-dsv Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-dsv

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

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

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

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Summary

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