How To Install python3-importlib-resources on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-importlib-resources on Debian 11. python3-importlib-resources is Read resources from Python packages

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-importlib-resources on Debian 11.

What is python3-importlib-resources

python3-importlib-resources is:

importlib_resources is a backport of Python standard library importlib.resources module for older Pythons. Users of Python 3.9 and beyond should use the standard library module, since for these versions, importlib_resources just delegates to that module.

The key goal of this module is to replace parts of pkg_resources with a solution in Python’s stdlib that relies on well-defined APIs. This makes reading resources included in packages easier, with more stable and consistent semantics.

This library provides two very simple decorators that document the publicness of the names in your module. They keep your module’s all in sync so you don’t have to.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-importlib-resources

Install python3-importlib-resources Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-importlib-resources

Install python3-importlib-resources 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-importlib-resources using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-importlib-resources

How To Uninstall python3-importlib-resources on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-importlib-resources

Uninstall python3-importlib-resources And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-importlib-resources and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-importlib-resources

Remove python3-importlib-resources Configurations and Data

To remove python3-importlib-resources configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-importlib-resources

Remove python3-importlib-resources configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-importlib-resources

Dependencies

python3-importlib-resources have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-importlib-resources package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.