How To Install python3-idna on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-idna on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-idna is Python IDNA2008 (RFC 5891) handling (Python 3)

Introduction

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

What is python3-idna

python3-idna is:

A library to support the Internationalised Domain Names in Applications (IDNA) protocol as specified in RFC 5891. This version of the protocol is often referred to as “IDNA2008” and can produce different results from the earlier standard from 2003.

The library is also intended to act as a suitable drop-in replacement for the “encodings.idna” module that comes with the Python standard library but currently only supports the older 2003 specification.

This package contains the module for Python 3.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-idna

Install python3-idna Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-idna

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-idna

How To Uninstall python3-idna on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-idna

Uninstall python3-idna And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-idna

Remove python3-idna Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-idna

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

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

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

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Summary

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