How To Install python3-lepl on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-lepl on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-lepl is recursive descent parser library (Python 3)

Introduction

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

What is python3-lepl

python3-lepl is:

A recursive descent parser for Python 2.6+ (including 3!). Lepl is powerful, simple to use, and easy to extend: grammars are written directly as Python code, using a syntax similar to BNF; new matchers can be simple functions.

This is the Python 3 version of the package.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-lepl

Install python3-lepl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-lepl

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-lepl

How To Uninstall python3-lepl on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-lepl

Uninstall python3-lepl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-lepl

Remove python3-lepl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-lepl

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

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

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

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Summary

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