How To Install python3-isort on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-isort on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-isort
python3-isort is:
isort is a Python utility / library to sort imports alphabetically, and automatically separated into sections. It provides a command line utility, Python library and plugins for various editors to quickly sort all your imports.
This package contains the isort library for Python 3.
There are three methods to install python3-isort 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-isort 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-isort using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-isort
Install python3-isort Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-isort using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-isort
Install python3-isort 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-isort using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-isort
How To Uninstall python3-isort on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-isort package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-isort
Uninstall python3-isort And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-isort and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-isort
Remove python3-isort Configurations and Data
To remove python3-isort configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-isort
Remove python3-isort configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-isort configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-isort
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-isort package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
