How To Install python3-nameparser on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-nameparser on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-nameparser
python3-nameparser is:
The HumanName class splits a name string up into name parts based on placement in the string and matches against known name pieces like titles. It joins name pieces on conjunctions and special prefixes to last names like “del”. Titles can be chained together and include conjunctions to handle titles like “Asst Secretary of State”. It can also try to correct capitalization of all upper or lowercase names.
It attempts the best guess that can be made with a simple, rule-based approach. Unicode is supported, but the parser is not likely to be useful for languages that to not share the same structure as English names. It’s not perfect, but it gets you pretty far.
This package contains nameparser for Python 3.
There are three methods to install python3-nameparser 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-nameparser 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-nameparser using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-nameparser
Install python3-nameparser Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-nameparser using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-nameparser
Install python3-nameparser 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-nameparser using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-nameparser
How To Uninstall python3-nameparser on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-nameparser package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-nameparser
Uninstall python3-nameparser And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-nameparser and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-nameparser
Remove python3-nameparser Configurations and Data
To remove python3-nameparser configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-nameparser
Remove python3-nameparser configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-nameparser configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-nameparser
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-nameparser package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
