How To Install python3-iso8601 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-iso8601 on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-iso8601 is Python module to parse ISO 8601 dates - Python 3.x

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-iso8601 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python3-iso8601

python3-iso8601 is:

Many file formats and standards use the ISO 8601 date format (e.g. 2007-01-14T20:34:22+00:00) to store dates in a neutral, unambiguous manner. This simple Python module parses the most common forms encountered and returns Python datetime objects.

This package provides the Python 3.x module.

There are three methods to install python3-iso8601 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-iso8601 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-iso8601 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-iso8601

Install python3-iso8601 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-iso8601 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-iso8601

Install python3-iso8601 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-iso8601 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-iso8601

How To Uninstall python3-iso8601 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python3-iso8601 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-iso8601

Uninstall python3-iso8601 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-iso8601 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-iso8601

Remove python3-iso8601 Configurations and Data

To remove python3-iso8601 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-iso8601

Remove python3-iso8601 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-iso8601 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-iso8601

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-iso8601 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.