How To Install python3-fuzzywuzzy on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-fuzzywuzzy on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-fuzzywuzzy
python3-fuzzywuzzy is:
Various methods for fuzzy matching of strings in Python, including:
- String similarity: Gives a measure of string similarity between 0 and 100.
- Partial string similarity: Inconsistent substrings are a common problem when string matching. To get around it, use a “best partial” heuristic when two strings are of noticeably different lengths.
- Token sort: This approach involves tokenizing the string in question, sorting the tokens alphabetically, and then joining them back into a string.
- Token set: A slightly more flexible approach. Tokenize both strings, but instead of immediately sorting and comparing, split the tokens into two groups: intersection and remainder.
This package contains fuzzywuzzy for Python 3.
There are three methods to install python3-fuzzywuzzy 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-fuzzywuzzy 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-fuzzywuzzy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-fuzzywuzzy
Install python3-fuzzywuzzy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-fuzzywuzzy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-fuzzywuzzy
Install python3-fuzzywuzzy 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-fuzzywuzzy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-fuzzywuzzy
How To Uninstall python3-fuzzywuzzy on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-fuzzywuzzy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-fuzzywuzzy
Uninstall python3-fuzzywuzzy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-fuzzywuzzy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-fuzzywuzzy
Remove python3-fuzzywuzzy Configurations and Data
To remove python3-fuzzywuzzy configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-fuzzywuzzy
Remove python3-fuzzywuzzy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-fuzzywuzzy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-fuzzywuzzy
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-fuzzywuzzy package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.