How To Install python3-gdspy on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-gdspy on Kali Linux. python3-gdspy is Python library for GDSII handling (Python 3)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-gdspy on Kali Linux.

What is python3-gdspy

python3-gdspy is:

Gdspy is a Python module for creating/importing/merging GDSII stream files. It includes key libraries for creating complex CAD layouts.

Features:

  • Boolean operations on polygons (AND, OR, NOT, XOR) based on clipping algorithm
  • Polygon offset (inward and outward rescaling of polygons)
  • Efficient point-in-polygon solutions for large array sets

This package installs the library for Python 3.

There are three methods to install python3-gdspy on Kali Linux. 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-gdspy 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-gdspy using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-gdspy

Install python3-gdspy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-gdspy

Install python3-gdspy Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-gdspy

How To Uninstall python3-gdspy on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-gdspy

Uninstall python3-gdspy And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-gdspy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-gdspy

Remove python3-gdspy Configurations and Data

To remove python3-gdspy configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-gdspy

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-gdspy have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-gdspy package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.