How To Install python3-heapdict on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-heapdict on Debian 9. python3-heapdict is heap with decrease-key and increase-key operations for Python 3

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-heapdict on Debian 9.

What is python3-heapdict

python3-heapdict is:

heapdict implements the MutableMapping ABC, meaning it works pretty much like a regular Python dict. It’s designed to be used as a priority queue.

This contains the Python 3 version

There are three methods to install python3-heapdict on Debian 9. 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-heapdict 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-heapdict using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-heapdict

Install python3-heapdict Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-heapdict

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-heapdict

How To Uninstall python3-heapdict on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-heapdict

Uninstall python3-heapdict And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-heapdict and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-heapdict

Remove python3-heapdict Configurations and Data

To remove python3-heapdict configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-heapdict

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-heapdict have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-heapdict package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.