How To Install python3-jmespath on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-jmespath on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-jmespath is JSON Matching Expressions (Python 3)

Introduction

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

What is python3-jmespath

python3-jmespath is:

JMESPath is python library which allows you to declaratively specify how to extract elements from a JSON document.

This package contains the module for Python 3.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-jmespath

Install python3-jmespath Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-jmespath

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-jmespath

How To Uninstall python3-jmespath on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-jmespath

Uninstall python3-jmespath And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-jmespath

Remove python3-jmespath Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-jmespath

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

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

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

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Summary

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