How To Install python3-flask-rdf on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-flask-rdf on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-flask-rdf is Flask decorator to output RDF using content negotiation (Python 3)

Introduction

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

What is python3-flask-rdf

python3-flask-rdf is:

Apply the @flask_rdf decorator to a view function and return an rdflib Graph object. Flask_rdf will automatically format it into an RDF output format, depending on what the request’s Accept header says. If the view function returns something besides an rdflib graph, it will be passed through without modification.

Custom formats can be registered easily. After registering the new serializer with rdflib’s plugin support, use the decide_format method to register a new mimetype request to use the new formatter.

This package works with Python versions 3.x.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-flask-rdf

Install python3-flask-rdf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-flask-rdf

Install python3-flask-rdf 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-flask-rdf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-flask-rdf

How To Uninstall python3-flask-rdf on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-flask-rdf

Uninstall python3-flask-rdf And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-flask-rdf

Remove python3-flask-rdf Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-flask-rdf

Remove python3-flask-rdf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-flask-rdf

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Summary

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