How To Install python3-mergedict on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-mergedict on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-mergedict is Python dict with a merge() method

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-mergedict on Debian 12.

What is python3-mergedict

python3-mergedict is:

A MergeDict is a dict with a merge() method. merge() is like dict.update(), but it can be subclassed to create custom “merge” operations based on the type of an item value.

Themergedict module comes with a ConfigDict that will extend/update lists/sets/dicts.

There are three methods to install python3-mergedict on Debian 12. 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-mergedict 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-mergedict using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-mergedict

Install python3-mergedict Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-mergedict

Install python3-mergedict 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-mergedict

How To Uninstall python3-mergedict on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-mergedict

Uninstall python3-mergedict And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-mergedict and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-mergedict

Remove python3-mergedict Configurations and Data

To remove python3-mergedict configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-mergedict

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-mergedict have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-mergedict package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.