How To Install python3-h5py-mpi on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-h5py-mpi on Debian 11.
What is python3-h5py-mpi
python3-h5py-mpi is:
HDF5 for Python (h5py) is a general-purpose Python interface to the Hierarchical Data Format library, version 5. HDF5 is a versatile, mature scientific software library designed for the fast, flexible storage of enormous amounts of data.
From a Python programmer’s perspective, HDF5 provides a robust way to store data, organized by name in a tree-like fashion. You can create datasets (arrays on disk) hundreds of gigabytes in size, and perform random-access I/O on desired sections. Datasets are organized in a filesystem-like hierarchy using containers called “groups”, and accessed using the tradional POSIX /path/to/resource syntax.
H5py provides a simple, robust read/write interface to HDF5 data from Python. Existing Python and Numpy concepts are used for the interface; for example, datasets on disk are represented by a proxy class that supports slicing, and has dtype and shape attributes. HDF5 groups are presented using a dictionary metaphor, indexed by name.
This package provides the modules for Python 3, built with support for MPI (multiprocessor) jobs.
There are three methods to install python3-h5py-mpi on Debian 11. 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-h5py-mpi 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-h5py-mpi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-h5py-mpi
Install python3-h5py-mpi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-h5py-mpi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-h5py-mpi
Install python3-h5py-mpi 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-h5py-mpi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-h5py-mpi
How To Uninstall python3-h5py-mpi on Debian 11
To uninstall only the python3-h5py-mpi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-h5py-mpi
Uninstall python3-h5py-mpi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-h5py-mpi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-h5py-mpi
Remove python3-h5py-mpi Configurations and Data
To remove python3-h5py-mpi configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-h5py-mpi
Remove python3-h5py-mpi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-h5py-mpi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-h5py-mpi
Dependencies
python3-h5py-mpi have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-h5py-mpi package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.