How To Install python3-lxml on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-lxml on Kali Linux. python3-lxml is pythonic binding for the libxml2 and libxslt libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-lxml on Kali Linux.

What is python3-lxml

python3-lxml is:

lxml is a new Python binding for libxml2 and libxslt, completely independent from existing Python bindings. Its aim:

  • Pythonic API.
  • Documented.
  • Use Python unicode strings in API.
  • Safe (no segfaults).
  • No manual memory management!

lxml aims to provide a Pythonic API by following as much as possible the ElementTree API, trying to avoid inventing too many new APIs, or the user’s having to learn new things – XML is complicated enough.

There are three methods to install python3-lxml on Kali Linux. 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-lxml 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-lxml using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-lxml

Install python3-lxml Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-lxml

Install python3-lxml Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-lxml

How To Uninstall python3-lxml on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-lxml

Uninstall python3-lxml And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-lxml and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-lxml

Remove python3-lxml Configurations and Data

To remove python3-lxml configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-lxml

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-lxml have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-lxml package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.